Lead content in baby puffs and cassava based foods

[moontan13]

@lozzymagoo I was specifically buying the Yumi puffs because they’re made with sorghum flour and Clean Label Project verified. Welp.

 

[moontan13]

@shae I have eaten sooooo many of those Siete tortilla chips before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and while breastfeeding

 

[f1anchett0]

@torn12 Not even serenity now?

 

[carolny]

@f1anchett0 Serenity now, insanity later

We used these too.

 

[javier_is_life]

@torn12 Just a note that NONE of those specific products are listed as being certified on the Clean Label Project webpage. We have been avoiding puffs from those brands for that reason and buying the Gerber ones that are CLP certified.

Given that other products from those brands are CLP certified, I always have figured that meant the puffs weren't passing testing.

 

[lozzymagoo]

@javier_is_life Interesting, what is clean label project? Is it a good way for me to tell if a good is safe for babies? Because it’s rough out here trying to determine what’s best haha. I was confused by the Gerber ones because I thought rice is bad and the gerber ones are rice

 

[javier_is_life]

@lozzymagoo Well according to Lead Safe Mama we shouldn't trust CLP. But I use it and also the Healthy Babies Bright Futures chart to show how often I should be feeding various foods:

https://hbbf.org/resource/2022-12/six-tips-reduce-babies-heavy-metals-exposures

CLP seems better to me than getting untested products. They have a website where you can look things up.

 

[lozzymagoo]

@javier_is_life Makes sense! And yeah I don’t necessarily trust lead safe mama. I’m sure she’d right about some things but I see a lot of fear mongering for sure. Thanks for the link!

 

[vinganca]

@javier_is_life To my understanding this isn’t true. I pulled the document directly from the CLP website just now and two out of the three tested are on there.

 

[lizzielisaliz]

@javier_is_life I don’t think this is accurate. The puffs container has the “clean label project - purity award” stamp printed on the label.

 

[thaddeusintokyo]

@torn12 Serenity promotes their baby food safe for dogs. Glad I didn't go with them last week for my pup.

 

[rosesmitt]

@torn12 If my toddler has been eating these puffs, should I get them tested?

 

[gifty]

@torn12 We just feed our toddler fruit, nuts and cheese for
Snacks to avoid the heavy metals / other junk in processed foods.

 

[mercy28]

@torn12 Thanks for sharing. I just bought some happy baby puffs for the first time yesterday

 

[scarissa]

@mercy28 Look into little bellies, from the EU.

 

[torn12]

@mercy28 Yeah I have purchased happy baby and Serenity kids before...brb throwing them away

 

[innocentguy12]

@torn12 Yep. This has been known for a while. Never bothered giving this to our family. We just gave ours Organic O's instead or a sourdough rind, which is good for the gut.

A lot of these overly processed foods, though convenient, come at a price.

 

[feelslikebrick]

@innocentguy12 In this case I don’t think it has much to do with being processed. It is a product of the nature of root vegetables + contaminants being present in the soil and water themselves, so this is an issue even with whole/unprocessed root vegetables.

 

[f1anchett0]

@feelslikebrick She states in her baby food article that that’s a lie from lobbyists lol