David Simpson Profile picture
PoliSci PhD candidate @Columbia researching AmPol & Political Econ. I dream about food. I like pedestrian friendly streets and policy analysis. Roll Tide!
Feb 4, 2021 5 tweets 6 min read
WTF. I am seething with anger. We buy foods for our baby from these companies. And they have been poisoning food with high levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury.

According to a Congressional report the Trump FDA found out and did nothing. From the report:
FDA limits arsenic in items like bottled water to 2ppb

yet

@HappyFamily's HappyBABY sold products w/ 180 ppb
@EarthsBest sold products w/ 129 ppb
@BeechnutFoods used ingredients w/ 913.4 ppb
@Nestle's Gerber used ingredients w/ 90 ppb

oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat… Text from page 3 of the House Subcommittee on Economic and CText from page 4 of the House Subcommittee on Economic and C