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Walmart and two other companies refuse to cooperate with ainvestigation in high levels of heavy metal toxins in their baby food. The US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic Policy and Consumers, which leads the investigation, alleges that their products are more harmful than expected.

High levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury were found in Walmart's baby food food, as well as similar products from six other companies. As a result, the subcommittee has requested information on test results and other internal documents at the end of 2019. Four companies complied, but Walmart, Campbell and Sprout organic foods "refused to cooperate", Indicates that this could not indicate that this could indicate toxin levels are even higher than expected. (In touch:The 7 healthiest foods to eat right now.)

"The subcommittee is considerably concerned that their lack of cooperation may obscure the presence of even higher levels of toxic heavy metals in their baby food products than their competition products," he says.

The amounts of toxins found exceeded allowed levels for food-arsenic products were 91 times higher, the lead was 177 times higher, cadmium 69 times higher and mercury up to 5 times higher. But as Walmart has not submitted information, we know little about actual levels in their own food.Eat this, not that!has reached the company for a comment.

"Exposure to toxic heavy metals results in a permanent decrease in Qi, a decrease in future economic productivity and an increased risk of future criminal and antisocial behavior in children," says the report. "Toxic heavy metals endanger infant neurological development and long-term cerebral function".

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