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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Tom Perkins

Nearly 40% of conventional baby food contains toxic pesticides, US study finds

spoon with jar of baby food and apples behind it
Apple-based products were the most likely to contain high levels of pesticide residue. Photograph: Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images

Nearly 40% of conventional baby food products analyzed in a new US study were found to contain toxic pesticides, while none of the organic products sampled in the survey contained the chemicals.

The research, conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) non-profit, looked at 73 products and found at least one pesticide in 22 of them. Many products showed more than one pesticide, and the substances present a dangerous health threat to babies, researchers said.

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