I’m sharing some ingredients you won’t find on nutrition labels, and you might not even be aware of, but are showing up in our food. These are particularly concerning for infants - and pregnant people - but also important for all of us to understand. Because the more we know, the more we can advocate for change.

The ingredients I’m talking about are heavy metals. I’m going to share specific examples from 3 Consumer Reports investigations that looked at heavy metal concentrations in rice, rice cereal and infant snacking products, baby food, and herbs and spices.

This kind of information can be scary, but true to my mission to empower and inform, I’m going to share the research and findings, what it means, and how you can support you and your family moving forward.

Links Mentioned:

Study Findings:

https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/heavy-metals-in-baby-food-a6772370847/

Consumer Reports arsenic study: https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-much-arsenic-is-in-your-rice/index.htm

Consumer Reports heavy metals in baby food: https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/heavy-metals-in-baby-food-a6772370847/

Consumer Reports heavy metals in herbs and spices: https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/your-herbs-and-spices-might-contain-arsenic-cadmium-and-lead/

Read the blog version of this episode here: greenathome.ca/arsenic-in-rice-infant-cereal-spices

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