Is your baby food on the recall list?

Parents who have purchased Sprout Organics baby food products from Walgreens and other stores since last year will want to check to make sure they don’t have a now-recalled Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach food pouch. It is feared that the recalled product may contain elevated levels of lead, which can be detrimental to a baby’s development. Here’s what you need to know.

What’s happened?

On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a recall notice about a product from the organic baby food company Sprout Organics. That product is a Sweet Potato, Apple, and Spinach baby food pouch. It is feared that select pouches may have increased levels of lead in the food inside.

Sprout Organics initiated the voluntary recall after routine sampling suggested the product may contain