Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz

Name: Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz
Brand: Earth's Best

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Breakdown

6 contaminants flagged · 3 ingredients to watch

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−129

inorganic arsenic−37

1h,1h,2h,2h-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 fts)−37

di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp)−34

cadmium−15

arsenic−6

Ingredients

−11

alpha amylase−4

electrolytic iron−4

tocopherols (vitamin e)−3

Packaging

−1

Packaging−1

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+36

Minimum score+36

Final score0

Contaminants · 15

2 at/over limit

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

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)17 ppbof 6 ppb

Over the limit — 2.8×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).

Cadmium10.5 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic6.22 ppbof 10 ppb

62% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Di (2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate0.108 ppmof 60 ppm

<1% of the limitEU 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).

1h,1h,2h,2h-perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (6:2 Fts)10.2 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Inorganic Arsenic5.16 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

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 (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

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.

Dimethylarsinic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

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.

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Monomethylarsonic AcidNDnone found

Not detected

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz healthy?

Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz?

Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz lists 4 ingredients, starting with Organic Whole Grain Oat Flour, alpha Amylase, Electrolytic Iron and Tocopherols (Vitamin e). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz’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 Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz?

Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz compare to other baby food & purees?

At 0/100 Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz scores worse than most baby food & purees we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baby food & purees is Beech-Nut Organics Just Apples, Stage 1 at 100/100.

Is Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz organic?

Yes. Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 15 substances in Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 6.22 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, inorganic arsenic at 5.16 ppb and cadmium at 10.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Does Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz contain phthalates?

Yes. A lab detected DEHP at 17 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Baby Cereal 8 oz. 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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