Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1

Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1

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Breakdown

7 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Gerber Oatmeal Cereal (conventional)

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−125

arsenic−31

1h,1h,2h,2h-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 fts)−26

inorganic arsenic−26

cadmium−14

di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp)−14

2 smaller deductions−14

Ingredients

−33

folic acid−8

potassium phosphate−3

calcium carbonate−3

vitamin c−3

iron−2

7 more deductions−14

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+58

Minimum score+58

Final score0

Contaminants · 13

3 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Gerber Oatmeal Cereal (conventional)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic22.7 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)12 ppbof 6 ppb

Over the limit — 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).

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Cadmium9.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Lead3.53 ppbof 5 ppb

71% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Dimethylphthalate6.8 ppbof 10 ppb

68% of the limitDMP 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.

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

1h,1h,2h,2h-perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (6:2 Fts)5.76 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Inorganic Arsenic20.3 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

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.

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

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).

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

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).

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Diethylhexyl AdipateNDof 18 ppm

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

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

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.

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Measured in: Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal

Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 healthy?

Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 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, plus lab results from its product family, Gerber Oatmeal Cereal (conventional). 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 Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1?

Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 lists 14 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Oat Flour, Oat Flour, Potassium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate and Vitamin c. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1’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 Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1?

Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 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 Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.

Is Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 organic?

Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 is not certified organic in our data.

Has Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Conventional whole grain oat flour, fruit as flavour only; no rice) with the other products in its family, Gerber Oatmeal Cereal (conventional), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 contain heavy metals?

Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 22.7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal, cadmium at 9.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal, inorganic arsenic at 20.3 ppb in Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal and lead at 3.53 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 contain phthalates?

Gerber Non-GMO Baby Oatmeal Cereal Stage 1 itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected DEHP at 12 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal and dimethylphthalate at 6.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Gerber Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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