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Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron

Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron

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Contaminants · 10

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Similac Alimentum ready to feed
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Aluminum442 ppbof 200 ppb
Over the limit — 2.2×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.
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
Arsenic1.4 ppbof 10 ppb
14% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
Lead0.7 ppbof 5 ppb
14% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
Cadmium0.6 ppbof 5 ppb
12% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
Mercury0.12 ppbof 2 ppb
6% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
Inorganic Arsenic1.4 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
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.
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
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 (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.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: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
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.
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula
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.
Measured in: Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Ingredients · 47

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Common questions

Is Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron healthy?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron 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, Similac Alimentum ready to feed. 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 Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron lists 47 ingredients, starting with Water, Sugar, Casein Hydrolysate, Modified Tapioca Starch and Safflower Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron contain seed oils?

Yes. Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron lists Safflower Oil and Soy Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron scores worse than most infant formula we have scored. A higher-scoring option in infant formula is Cerebelly Organic Spinach, Apple and Sweet Potato Baby Food at 97/100.

Is Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron organic?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron is not certified organic in our data.

Has Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Water, sugar, casein hydrolysate, tapioca starch, safflower oil; hypoallergenic RTF) with the other products in its family, Similac Alimentum ready to feed, 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 Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron contain heavy metals?

Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula with Iron 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 1.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula, cadmium at 0.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula, inorganic arsenic at 1.4 ppb in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula, lead at 0.7 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Alimentum Ready to Feed Infant Formula and 1 other reading. 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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