Does Your Baby’s Rice Cereal Contain High Levels of Arsenic?

Anyone who has or had a young child knows that infant rice cereal is one of the most common first foods out there. Not only is it a simple way to incorporate fruits and vegetables into a child’s diet early on, but the cereal itself is easy to digest and typically safe for kids prone to food allergies. Also, it’s full of vital vitamins and nutrients to help a baby’s body and brain grow, or so we thought. Unfortunately, a study was recently conducted that discovered that infant rice cereal actually contains high levels of arsenic, and “ little has been done to reduce the amount of arsenic found in” the popular cereal.






Mold Concerns Prompt Toys R Us Craft Kit Recall

If you’re like me, you may have plans to pick up an arts and crafts kit or toy for your child this Christmas. After all, what kid doesn’t enjoy getting their hands messy creating a new masterpiece? Unfortunately for parents hoping to pick up a “Totally Me!” clay craft kit from Toys R Us, plans might have to change a little. Just recently, the toy giant issued a recall for 6000 boxes of popular clay craft kits over mold concerns.


Recall Issued for Fit & Active Bars After Plastic Bits Found

When most people take a bite out of their protein bar, the last thing they expect to find is a giant piece of plastic. Unfortunately for fans of Fit & Active protein bars, this is exactly what happened to some unfortunate consumers, and now a recall has been issued in response. The protein bars themselves are produced by Leclerc Foods and sold at Aldi stores around the country. But what happened exactly, and what kind of protein bars should consumers be on the lookout for?