Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder

Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 5 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Similac Pure Bliss Irish Farms powder

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−45

aluminum−34

arsenic−4

lead−4

mercury−3

Ingredients

−85

high oleic sunflower oil−17

soy oil−17

soy lecithin−4

folic acid−4

manganese sulfate−4

37 more deductions−39

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

From lab tests of this product’s family

Similac Pure Bliss Irish Farms powder

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Aluminum587 ppbof 200 ppb

Over the limit — 2.9×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: Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula

Lead2 ppbof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula

Arsenic3.5 ppbof 10 ppb

35% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula

Mercury0.7 ppbof 2 ppb

35% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Pure Bliss Irish Farms 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: Pure Bliss Irish Farms 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: Pure Bliss Irish Farms 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: Pure Bliss Irish Farms 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: Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

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

Measured in: Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula

Ingredients · 49

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Common questions

Is Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder healthy?

Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder 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 Pure Bliss Irish Farms powder. 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 Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder?

Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder lists 49 ingredients, starting with Non Fat Milk, Lactose, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate and Soy Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder contain seed oils?

Yes. Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder lists High Oleic Sunflower Oil and Soy Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder?

Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder 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 Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder organic?

Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Non fat milk, lactose, sunflower oil, WPC, GOS; Irish-farms milk powder) with the other products in its family, Similac Pure Bliss Irish Farms powder, 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 Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder contain heavy metals?

Similac Irish Farms Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula Powder 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 3.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula, lead at 2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula and mercury at 0.7 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Pure Bliss Irish Farms Infant Formula. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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