Chicken baby food

Name: Chicken baby food
Brand: Beech-Nut

—Unrated

Contaminants · 13

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)7 ppbof 6 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×US EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Lead3.13 ppbof 5 ppb

63% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

1h,1h,2h,2h-perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (6:2 Fts)NDnone found

Not detected

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb

Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Di (2-ethylhexyl) TerephthalateNDof 60 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).

Dibutyl PhthalateNDof 120 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).

Diethylhexyl AdipateNDof 18 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.

Diisobutyl PhthalateNDof 150 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.

DimethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Inorganic ArsenicNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 2

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Common questions

What is in Beech-Nut Chicken baby food?

Beech-Nut Chicken baby food lists 2 ingredients, starting with Finely Ground Chicken and Chicken Broth. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Beech-Nut Chicken baby food contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Beech-Nut Chicken baby food’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Beech-Nut Chicken baby food?

Beech-Nut Chicken baby food is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Beech-Nut Chicken baby food compare to other meat & seafood?

We haven't scored Beech-Nut Chicken baby food yet, so there's nothing to compare it against in meat & seafood.

Is Beech-Nut Chicken baby food organic?

Beech-Nut Chicken baby food is not certified organic in our data.

Has Beech-Nut Chicken baby food been lab tested?

Yes. 13 substances in Beech-Nut Chicken baby food have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Beech-Nut Chicken baby food contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 3.13 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Beech-Nut Chicken baby food. That reading is under its limit. It also tested for arsenic, inorganic arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Does Beech-Nut Chicken baby food contain phthalates?

Yes. A lab detected DEHP at 7 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Beech-Nut Chicken baby food. It tested for 3 other phthalates and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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