Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula

Name: Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula
Brand: Neocate

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Neocate Infant Amino Acid Formula

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−45

aluminum−27

lead−8

arsenic−5

cadmium−4

mercury−1

Ingredients

−85

l-arginine-l-aspartate−15

folic acid−4

sodium selenite−4

l-tryptophan−4

dried glucose syrup−4

49 more deductions−54

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+40

Minimum score+40

Final score0

Contaminants · 9

1 at/over limit

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

Aluminum347 ppbof 200 ppb

Over the limit — 1.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Lead4.1 ppbof 5 ppb

82% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic4.5 ppbof 10 ppb

45% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium2 ppbof 5 ppb

40% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

AcrylamideNDof 40 ppb

Not detectedEU benchmark level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2017/2158 Annex IV — 40 ug/kg for baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (other than biscuits and rusks), the tightest benchmark in the regulation. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published acrylamide number. EU benchmarks are mitigation-performance indicators, not legal maximum levels; looser category benchmarks not adopted include potato crisps 750, crackers 400, biscuits and wafers 350, breakfast cereals 150-300, roast coffee 400 ug/kg. No FDA or EPA food concentration limit exists.

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 (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

BpfNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Contaminants · 5

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Neocate Infant Amino Acid Formula

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Mercury0.3 ppbof 2 ppb

15% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L