Perchlorate is found in a wide variety of foods, especially products popular with babies and kids, advocacy group says.
A chemical used in rocket fuel and fireworks is also found in an array of food products, particularly those popular with babies and children, according to findings released Wednesday by Consumer Reports.The tests by the advocacy group come decades after the chemical, called perchlorate, was first identified as a contaminant in food and water. The Environmental Working Group in 2003 found perchlorate in nearly 20% of supermarket lettuce tested.
That said, concerns remain, according to the Consumer Reports. 'e all eat more than a few servings of food per day, and children — due to their lower body weight — may be particularly at risk,' CR stated in its findings. 'For a child between one and two years old, a serving of the boxed mac and cheese we tested would hit nearly 50% of the EFSA limit, and servings of the baby rice cereal, baby multigrain cereal and organic yogurt we tested would each hit about a quarter of that limit.
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