Heavy Metals in Baby Food | Little Spoon Breaks Down What You Need to Know

At Little Spoon, we build trust through transparency.

Heavy metals + baby food safety can feel like an overwhelming topic - our aim is to empower you with facts over fear when it comes to keeping your baby safe.

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Hearing concerning news about heavy metals in baby food?

Believe it or not, there is no specific regulation in the U.S. when it comes to baby food. Crazy, we know.

Whats the story?

Heavy metals are naturally occurring in the Earth's crust.
Their presence can be made worse through poor agricultural practices + pollution.
Overexposure to heavy metals can harm your baby's healthy development.

Our Approach

Heavy Metals Testing

We test all of our Babyblends for heavy metals to ensure they meet our standard before releasing them to ship to your door.
Once our baby food passes our testing standards, they are released and ready to ship to your door.

Trusted Sources

We use USDA Certified Organic ingredients + only partner with trusted farms who follow rigorous testing.
Our farms have pesticide-free, nutritious and healthy soil which in turn produces nutritious, healthy produce!

Clean Label Project Certification

We partner with the Clean Label Project to test our finished products for 400+ contaminants including heavy metals, and ensure the highest quality in our baby products.
Many of our products have been awarded the Clean Label Purity Award.

Endless Variety

We have a rotating menu of fresh, seasonal blends to ensure produce rich in calcium, vitamin D, vitamin C and iron.

Ready to start fresh with baby food you can trust?

Why are parents worried about heavy metals?

Overexposure to heavy metals can impact your baby's healthy development and have an impact on your child's healthy brain.

Knowing that heavy metals are naturally occurring and are found in nutritional powerhouse fruits + vegetables that are vital to your child's diet, parents can make a range of choices to help ensure their child's health:

1. Feed a diverse range of ingredients.

Add variety into your child's diet, incorporating calcium + iron-rich ingredients, nutrients recommended by the AAP to help reduce lead absorption.

2. Skip the rice.

Rice is known to have higher levels of organic and inorganic arsenic. In the baby stage, opt for organic grains and seeds like chia, oats or buckwheat. Little Spoon's Babyblends, Biteables and Puffs are all rice-free.

3. Be a conscious consumer.

Parents deserve to have trust in the foods that nourish their babes. Make sure to educate yourself on what heavy metals test results mean for you and your family and purchase from companies who uphold these standards.

4. Trace the ingredients.

Soil, water and agricultural practices all play a role in the presence of heavy metals, that's why even homemade baby food can have high levels of heavy metals! Sourcing ingredients from trusted, USDA certified organic farms that hold themselves to rigorous standards is a helpful way to reduce risk of overexposure to heavy metals.