Gerber Baby Food Carrot Puree in Plastic

Lab tests18 chemicals measured in this product. See results
RecallsNo barcode on file, so recalls can't be matched to it.
AdditivesNo ingredient list on file.
TypicalFDA's tests of baby food and drinks show what's typical. See levels
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Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024-07-09)

DEP (diethyl phthalate): 18.3 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 18.3). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
DEHP: 15.3 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 15.3). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 20 kg (44 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 92 kg (200 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 15.3 ppb. This one is higher than about 50% of them.
DEHT (DOTP): 62.6 ppb (found in 1 of 1, highest 62.6). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 45.3 ppb. This one is higher than about 63% of them.

Not found above the lab's limit: BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DMP (dimethyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPS (bisphenol S), BPF (bisphenol F), BPA (bisphenol A).

ppb = parts per billion. "Below the lab's limit" means the lab could not measure it reliably, not that it is absent.

Typical for baby food and drinks

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

Cadmium: typically 10.6 ppb (FDA, 24 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) a day; an adult at about 5.8 kg (13 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
8% of a toddler's daily limit
2% of a adult's daily limit
Perchlorate: typically 2 ppb (FDA, 60 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) a day; an adult at about 12 kg (26 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
4% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total): usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Baby food, carrots: found in 11 of 14, average 7.28, highest 14 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 4 ppb (2018)
Lead in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 4 ppb (2018)
Cadmium in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Baby food, carrots: found in 14 of 14, average 20.4, highest 41 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 1 of 1, average 2.1, highest 2.1 ppb (2018)
Cadmium in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 1 ppb (2018)
Mercury in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Baby food, carrots: found in 0 of 14, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 1 ppb (2018)
Mercury in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 1 ppb (2018)
Arsenic (total) in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Baby food, carrots: found in 2 of 14, average 0.5, highest 3.5 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2018)
Arsenic (total) in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2018)
Perchlorate in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Baby food, carrots: found in 19 of 20, average 10.4, highest 74 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared w/ water: found in 14 of 20, average 2.39, highest 24 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

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