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What’s really in your baby’s food? New research reveals it might be microplastics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A new investigation found an estimated 5,000 microplastic particles in a single pouch of Gerber baby food. Every pouch we tested had them.<\/p>\n\n

No baby should be eating plastic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Microplastics in every pouch<\/h2>\n\n

Research commissioned by Greenpeace International detected, on average, up to 54 microplastic particles in a single gram of Gerber baby food \u2014 roughly the weight of a small raisin. A full pouch could contain an estimated 5,000 or more microplastics.<\/p>\n\n

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The lab tentatively identified more than 100 chemicals in the food and the packaging \u2014 many plastic-related, including a potential endocrine disruptor \u2014 suggesting the packaging lining as a likely source.<\/p>\n\n

Plastics are made from thousands of chemicals, many of them hazardous to human health \u2014 linked to cancer, hormone disruption, developmental delays, metabolic disease, and reproductive harm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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Why it matters for babies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Babies absorb more, weigh less, and are still building the brains and nervous systems they’ll rely on for life. Even small exposures during these months can have lifelong effects on growth, hormones, and reproductive health.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

No parent should have to worry about what\u2019s hiding in their baby’s food. No child should be served microplastics with their first bite.<\/p>\n\n

Gerber turns 100 next year. Tell them to get plastic out of the food before they celebrate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Shocked?<\/strong> Tell another parent on Instagram<\/a> or LinkedIn<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

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Read the full report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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