NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula

Name: NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula
Brand: Similac

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 6 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Similac NeoSure ready to feed

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−64

aluminum−38

inorganic arsenic−10

arsenic−9

lead−7

Ingredients

−75

soy oil−13

high oleic safflower oil−13

corn syrup solids−3

soy lecithin−3

folic acid−3

38 more deductions−40

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+49

Minimum score+49

Final score0

Contaminants · 10

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

Aluminum85 ppbof 200 ppb

43% of the limitFDA 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.

Arsenic1 ppbof 10 ppb

10% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead0.4 ppbof 5 ppb

8% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic900 pptfound

Detected · no published limit

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 (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.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

CadmiumNDof 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

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Similac NeoSure ready to feed

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Aluminum799 ppbof 200 ppb

Over the limit — 4×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: NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely

Arsenic9 ppbof 10 ppb

90% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely

Lead3.5 ppbof 5 ppb

70% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely

Inorganic Arsenic8.7 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely

Ingredients · 53

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Common questions

Is Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula healthy?

Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula 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 NeoSure 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 NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula?

Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula lists 53 ingredients, starting with Water, Non Fat Milk, Corn Syrup Solids, Lactose 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 NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula contain seed oils?

Yes. Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula lists Soy Oil and High Oleic Safflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula?

Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula 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 NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula organic?

Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula is not certified organic in our data.

Has Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula been lab tested?

Yes. 10 substances in Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Similac NeoSure ready to feed), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 0.4 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 1 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and inorganic arsenic at 900 ppt in Similac NeoSure Ready to Feed Premature Infant Formula. It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 9 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely, inorganic arsenic at 8.7 ppb in NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely and lead at 3.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in NeoSure Infant Formula for Babies Born Prematurely. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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