While the amounts of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in baby foods appear to be getting lower, the overall risk hasn’t changed much in the past five years, according to new tests by Consumer Reports. The ...

Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez was pregnant with her second daughter last year when she first learned about the dangers of toxic elements in baby formula. Before the San Fernando Valley lawmaker ...

Prenatal genetic testing has existed since the 1970s. In the 1990s, non-invasive testing became available, and significant scientific gains were made. Now, doctors can screen for hundreds of genetic ...

Update: In March 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an enforcement advisory letter to baby food manufacturers and retailers, reminding them of their responsibility to comply with ...

There should be, in our opinion, general approval among state lawmakers that there should be more testing of the baby food parents find on store shelves. The federal Food and Drug Administration ...

A state lawmaker wants the state to test baby food at least once a month for toxic heavy metals. Assemblywoman Emerita Torres, D-Bronx, has introduced A.9026, legislation that would require regular ...

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Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced new regulations effective Jan. 1, 2026, requiring manufacturers to provide accessible information on heavy metals testing in ...

Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez was pregnant with her second daughter last year when she first learned about the dangers of toxic elements in baby formula. Before the San Fernando Valley lawmaker ...