July 11, 2024

The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Baby’s Food with Consumer Reports' James E. Rogers, PhD

37 minutes

#448: Even if you make your baby’s food, there’s still a risk of plastic chemicals making their way in there too. Dr. James Rogers from Consumer Reports recently tested a bunch of baby foods and formulas for plastic chemicals and the results will surprise you…even if you eat organic.

Listen to this episode to learn:

What plasticizers are and why they are disruptive to the human body’s endocrine system

How plasticizers get into our food supply…and it’s not just from food storage containers

Which baby foods tested highest for plastic chemicals and how to avoid them moving forward

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/448

Links from this episode:

Get $10 off first year of Consumer Reports membership when you sign up here (this is not an affiliate link): https://www.cr.org/blw

Consumer Reports - The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/

Consumer Reports - How to Reduce Exposure to Chemicals https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/how-to-reduce-exposure-to-plastic-in-food-everywhere-else-a9640874767/

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Other Episodes Related to this Topic

Episode 394 - How Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Food Have & Haven't Changed in 5 Years with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

Episode 246 - Arsenic in Baby Food with Charlotte Brody, RN and Jane Houlihan

Episode 232 - Tuna Talk: Is it Safe for Babies to Eat Canned Tuna with @consumerreports Michael K. Hansen, PhD

Episode 208 - Heavy Metals in Baby Food with @consumerreports James E. Rogers, PhD

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