Always, Always Best for Little Ones.
At Earth’s Best®, we are on a mission to help little ones build healthy habits, that starts with using the best, high-quality ingredients in our food.
Earth’s Best is committed to transparency. We test all baby food products* for cadmium, arsenic, mercury and lead.
Earth’s Best baby food* complies with both US and European Union (EU) regulations.
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Our Commitment to Food Safety and Quality
- Earth’s Best® ingredients are vetted through a rigorous food safety and quality program.
- Earth’s Best’s established internal limits for heavy metals are compliant with US and EU standards.
- After production, Earth’s Best baby food* is sent out to a Third Party for testing to certify total heavy metal levels remain under the established internal limits.
Heavy Metals
Why are there heavy metals in Baby Food?
Heavy metals are naturally occurring in our environment and can also be caused by pollutants and contaminants that rain washes into crops and soils. As plants grow, they draw in heavy metals from the soil. These plants include fruits, vegetables and herbs that become our food.
Is all soil contaminated?
No soil is completely free of heavy metals, but some geographical locations have lower levels of heavy metals in their soil. Earth’s Best and its suppliers source ingredients from farms growing produce that meet our stringent standards.
Heavy Metal Standards
Earth’s Best Baby Food complies with both US and European Union (EU) regulations.
| US FDA's Closer to Zero | European Union Regulation‡ | |
| Lead | 10ppb† | 20ppb |
| Inorganic Arsenic | N/A | 20ppb |
| Cadmium | N/A | 40ppb |
| Mercury | N/A | N/A |
† 10 parts per billion (ppb) for fruits, vegetables (excluding single-ingredient root vegetables), mixtures (including grain- and meat-based mixtures), yogurts, custards/puddings, and single-ingredient meats.
‡ COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/915, of 25 April 2023, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, Annex 1, CELEX_32023R0915.
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FDA's Closer to Zero Initiative for reducing childhood exposure to contaminants from foods is the FDA’s action plan for reducing unwanted elements in foods eaten by babies and young children. For more information about this initiative, please click here.
*For baby food labeled for little ones under 2 years old
FAQs on food quality and safety
Our food is safe. Nothing is more important to Earth’s Best than the trust and confidence of parents that our products provide safe nutrition for healthy babies.
Heavy metals are present in the soil, air, and water, and trace amounts are absorbed by the simple ingredients used to make food products, including fruits, vegetables, and grains. There is no scientific basis to believe that the trace levels that can exist in commercial baby food, pose any risk of harm to consumers.
Our stringent testing practices include the evaluation of raw ingredients used to manufacture Earth’s Best products prior to use for heavy metals content, pesticide residues, and potential contaminants, and our internal testing procedures are continuously refined. We also test Earth’s Best finished products. Our products comply with all food safety regulations, and we continue to support efforts to reduce trace levels of heavy metals as aligned to FDA’s Closer to Zero initiative.
Heavy metals cannot be completely eliminated from certain fruits, vegetables, and grains, but our Supplier and Ingredient Quality programs are designed to minimize heavy metals within our supply chain. Our ingredient suppliers go through a rigorous evaluation prior to approval. Our stringent testing practices include the evaluation of raw ingredients used to manufacture Earth’s Best products prior to use for heavy metals content, pesticide residues, and potential contaminants, and our internal testing procedures are continuously refined. We also test Earth’s Best finished products. Our products comply with all food safety regulations.
Yes, we test raw ingredients used to manufacture Earth’s Best products and finished baby foods to use for heavy metals content. Our stringent practices include the evaluation of raw ingredients used to manufacture Earth’s Best products for heavy metals content, pesticide residues, and potential contaminants, and our internal testing procedures are continuously refined. Our products comply with all food safety regulations.
Absolutely. We fully support the FDA establishing heavy metal limits for infant and toddler products.
Heavy metals are present in the soil, air, and water, and trace amounts are present throughout the food supply since they are absorbed by the simple ingredients used to make food products, including fruits, vegetables, and grains. We work diligently to minimize their levels in our products.
California’s AB899 applies to FDA regulated food products that are intended for children under the age of 2 years. Products that are out of scope include: infant formula, electrolytes, USDA FSIS regulated meat and poultry products, and products intended for children, ages 2 years and up.
