一項令人震驚的研究顯示，美國將近三分之二的嬰兒食品中含有砷等危險毒素 ...
這項研究顯示，許多嬰兒食品的砷含量測試呈陽性，其中包括 80% 的嬰兒配方奶粉。而且，這並不是唯一的危險毒素，大多數嬰兒食品含有砷丶鉛和其他化學物質。
The Clean Label Project，一個倡導透明標簽的非營利組織，在過去 5 個月裡測試瞭嬰兒食品丶嬰兒配方奶粉丶兒童飲料和零食，在對 530 種嬰兒食品進行測試後，研究人員發現 65% 的產品被檢測出砷，36% 含鉛，58% 含鎘，10% 含丙烯酰胺。所有這些化學物質對發育中的嬰兒都有著潛在的危險。還有聲稱 " 無 BPA" 的產品中，有 60% 的產品在工業化學雙酚 A 檢測中呈陽性。
密蘇裡州堪薩斯城兒童慈善醫院的兒科醫生和毒理學傢 Jennifer Lowry 表示，這些化學物質會影響到運動和認知能力。
近 80% 的嬰幼兒配方奶粉樣本砷檢測呈陽性。根據世界衛生組織的說法，這種毒素與發育缺陷丶心血管疾病丶神經毒性丶糖尿病甚至癌癥有關。The Clean Label Project 執行董事丶食品安全科學傢 Jaclyn Bowen 表示，以大米為基礎的嬰兒食品，比如泡芙，砷含量比較高。水稻在生長時常會吸收受污染土壤中的砷。
FDA 發言人 Peter Cassell 表示，消費者必須瞭解一些污染物，如鉛或砷等重金屬，都存在於環境中，不能簡單地從食物中去除。
鉛，以前也在嬰兒食品中發現過。就在幾個月前，美國環境保護基金會 ( Environmental Defense Fund ) 發現，在 2164 個嬰兒食品樣本中，有 20% 的樣本含有鉛。
根據美國環境保護署 ( Environmental Protection Agency ) 的數據，兒童血液中的含鉛量與智商低丶生長緩慢丶行為問題丶聽力問題和貧血有關。
The Clean Label Project 公佈瞭一份產品清單，按分類列出較好的 5 個和較差的 5 個，希望能供寶爸寶媽們參考。
嬰兒谷類食品
· 前五名
1.Happy Baby Oatmeal Organic Probiotic Baby Cereal
2.Beech-Nut Stage 2 Oatmeal & Mixed Fruit Baby Cereal Muesli
3.Beech-Nut Stage 1 Single Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal
4.Beech-Nut Stage 2 Multigrain Baby Cereal
5.Little Duck Organics Mighty Oats Cereal 5 Ancient Grains Naked Cereal
· 倒數五名
1.Healthy Times Special Nourish Organic Brown Rice Cereal for Baby
2.Organix Raspberry & Banana Muesli
3.Gerber DHA & Probiotic Rice Cereal with Vitablocks
4.Earth ’ s Best Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal
5.Parent ’ s Choice 1st Stage Rice Baby Cereal
嬰兒配方奶粉
· 前五名
1.Baby ’ s Only Dairy Organic Non-GMO Toddler Formula
2.Enfamil Enspire Milk Based Powder Infant Formula with Iron
3.Enfamil Gentlease Milk-based with Iron Ready to Use Infant Formula
4.Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Ready to Feed Infant Formula with Iron
5.Similac Pro-Advance-OptiGro Milk Based Ready to Feed Infant Formula with Iron
· 倒數五名
1.Peaceful Planet Toddler Supreme Natural Vanilla Organically Grown Rice Dietary Supplement
2.Abbott EleCare Hypoallergenic Amino Acid Based Powder infant Formula with Iron
3.Enfamil Reguline Milk-based Powder with Iron Infant Formula
4.Happy Tot Grow & Shine Organic Toddler Milk Drink
5.Comforts for Toddler Stage 2 － Toddler Beginnings Milk Based Powder Infant Formula with Iron
嬰兒輔食
· 前五名
1.Earth ’ s Best Stage 3- Organic Tender Chicken & Stars Chunky Blend
2.Pure Spoon Purees Butternut Squash, Apple & Oats Puree
3.Earth ’ s Best Stage 2- Organic Vegetable Turkey Dinner
4.Gerber Breakfast Buddies Apple Cinnamon Hot Cereal with Real Fruit
5.Gerber Breakfast Buddies Peach Hot Cereal with Real Fruit
· 倒數五名
1.Gerber 3rd Foods Banana Apple Strawberry with Lil ’ Bits
2.O Organics Stage 2- Organic Pears Baby Food
3.NurturMe Squash, Banana and Green Kale Organic Dried Baby Food
4.NurturMe Carrots, Raisins and Sweet Potatoes Organic Dried Baby Food
5.Gerber 3rd Foods Mixed Carrots, Corn and Butternut Squash with Lil ’ Bits
飲料
· 前五名
1.Orgain Kids Protein Strawberry Organic Nutritional Shake
2.Orgain Kids Protein Vanilla Organic Nutritional Shake
3.Ella ’ s Kitchen Coconut Milk with Banana, Apricot Raisin Nutritional Shake
4.Ella ’ s Kitchen Coconut Milk with Broccoli, Plums Pears Nutritional Shake
5.Ella ’ s Kitchen Superrr Sweet Potato Mango Smoothie Drink
· 倒數五名
1.Gerber Apple Prune Juice from Concentrate
2.Doctor Rachs Kidz Shake Chocolate Cream Dietary Supplement
3.Gerber Apple Carrot Blend Juice from Concentrate
4.Up & Up Chocolate Pediatric Shake
5.Gerber 100% Juice Mixed Fruit Juice from Concentrate
零食
· 前五名
1.Kiddylicious Banana Bites
2.Comforts for Toddler Banana Yogurt Bite
3.Happy Baby Organic Yogis Banana
4.Gerber Yogurt Blends Banana Vanilla Snack
5.Gerber Graduates Yogurt Melts Strawberry Freeze-Dried Yogurt & Fruit Snacks
· 倒數五名
1.Happy Baby Organic Teethers Sweet Potato and Banana Gentle Teething Wafers
2.Parent ’ s Choice Little Puffs Blueberry Cereal Snack
3.Little Duck Organics Strawberry & Beet Fig Bars
4.Nosh! Baby Munchables Pomegranate and Blueberry Organic Teething Wafers
5.Gerber Graduates Lil ’ Biscuits Vanilla Wheat Biscuits
