Foods Shouldn’t Be Laden with Lead

On June 9, 2010, the Environmental Law Foundation released results of their own testing that proved lead was found in both organic and non-organic infant and children’s food.

Citing a direct violation to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, ELF wanted manufacturers to disclose that 125 products contained excess amounts of lead. While there was no federal warning or recall, parents began yanking the products off their home pantry shelves.

The food in violation included apple juice, grape juice, packaged peaches, pears, and fruit cocktail. Some of the offenders included fruit manufacturing giants like Del Monte, Dole, Libby’s, Minute Maid, Motts, Old Orchard, Tree Top, and Welch’s; baby food companies Beech-Nut and Gerber; organic brands Earth’s Best Organics, O Organics, and R.W. Knudsen; and store brands Great Value, Kroger, Safeway, Trader Joe’s, Valu Time, and Walgreen’s.

The companies in question were given sixty days to either reduce the lead content in their food or place warning labels on the products. ¹ Even though it’s now March 29, 2011, no improvement has been reported.

For more information and a complete list of products, check out ELF’s report.

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Hilary Kimes Bernstein is a Christ follower, wife, mama, and journalist. She writes about making healthy decisions that honor God and happen to help the environment at Accidentally Green. Short and sweet - like her writing - Hilary is the author of several healthy living eBooks.

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