The nation’s first such rule could benefit parents across the country


Starting in 2024, most baby food sold in California will have to be tested for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, due to new legislation that was signed into law on Tuesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom.

“This is a big win for parents,” says Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports. “It will give them vital safety information about the foods they serve their babies.”

read more: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/baby-foods-in-california-must-adhere-to-new-rules-for-lead-a6025175550/

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  • @cmbabul
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    311 year ago

    How was this not already a thing

    • @pdxfed
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      111 year ago

      Those poor business psychopaths who can’t possibly make baby food without arsenic and still turn a profit.

    • @thantik
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      71 year ago

      In many places it’s still not illegal for a cop to have sex with someone who is in custody…

      It’s mostly because we have a problem with how laws are written/interpreted/enforced. One wrong word, and a company has a loophole.

  • @Zrybew
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    171 year ago

    New law: Baby food can’t be poisonous

  • @zloe_zlo
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    61 year ago

    I am pretty bummed that we need a special law banning that :(

  • 1up Games
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    51 year ago

    So you mean until now it could be full of lead and heavy metals.