Grocery
Baby Food Recalls That Affected Millions By Anita Surewicz Sept. 6, 2025 7:40 am EST
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Oversights that lead to product recalls can have serious consequences, from triggering allergic reactions and foodborne illnesses to causing long-term medical complications and even death. Sometimes, we tend to forget that such mistakes don't just affect adults, but also endanger the health of children — including babies.
Baby food recalls can happen for various reasons, including contamination, packaging defects that can lead to spoilage, and elevated levels of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic. Regardless of the reason a certain baby food is removed from store shelves, these types of recalls are particularly troubling as