I did alot of research last year and decided this was the best organic formula. My baby likes it and its caused no problems. Unfortunately I just threw out a flat of the stuff because of recent testing showing high arsenic levels because of the brown rice syrup.
However, according to a Consumer Reports article, any Dairy formula with due dates of July 2015 or later, and Dairy with DHA&ARA with due dates of January 2014 or later have been tested to be safe. Sadly my cans had earlier due dates.
The challenge when ordering online is to make sure the product you are getting is not from an old stockpile. I was getting mine from diapers.com and after some inquiries found that their stock was older too. Don't know about amazon yet.
I'm disappointed that Baby's Only didn't recall the older product.
Unfortunately my wife was only able to breastfeed for a brief time so we had to seek out an alternative. If you read the ingredients on the formulas that are for purchase at grocery stores they are mostly corn syrup solids. This is HORRIBLE for you, not to mention your infant. This formula uses an organic brown rice base. There are some concerns about rice containing high levels of arsenic but Nature's One filters their formula to reduce arsenic levels down to untraceable amounts, less than 4 parts per billion.
There are some reviews on here that mention this arsenic fear mongering bit, but they are unfounded and based on hyperbole. The other formulas are something to worry about as they are derived through very harsh chemical processes using highly toxic chemicals like Hexane. There is actually a website devoted to lawsuits against Similac. Do not buy into to the hype, which seems deliberate in my opinion, that this formula is bad because of arsenic. Nature's One started to gain a portion of the market and the big guys out there are doing their best to discredit them. I can attest that this formula works. Our little girl is THRIVING on it. She is months ahead of the normal milestones for infants. I am so thankful to have found Nature's One. In a world of disinformation we must be able to see through the propaganda designed to sustain monopoly. I bet right now there is a group of lobbyists for the large formula companies trying to push legislation through that will make it harder for Nature's One to compete. There is a reason that Abbott Laboratories (parent company of similac) and Heinz (parent company of Earth's Best) spent a lot of money to try and stop Proposition 37 in California. They do not want to have to reveal the unsafe ingredients in their products, period. I trust those that are transparent, not those that try and manipulate public opinion from behind the scenes...
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Nature's One deleted my post from their Facebook page so I am posting my doctors recommendations here.
If there is any question whether this company is hiding something it was quickly answered after they deleted my post in which I described recommendations that I received from the toxicologists at Environmental Health Sciences at Children's Hospital in Boston, MA. This department specifically deals with public health issues regarding environmental toxins so I believe their opinions are less biased than that of Natures One or their "independent researchers."
Anyway, I have been feeding my baby this formula since she was born 5 months ago. I was concerned after hearing the news report regarding the levels of inorganic arsenic in the brown rice syrup so I called my local pediatrician who recommended that I call Children's Hospital. The toxicologist recommended that I stop using any formula that contains brown rice syrup as its principal ingredient along with any other baby food products with it until they have more information. He mentioned the Dartmouth study stating the brown rice syrup has well over the recommended amount of inorganic arsenic, about 6x times past the limit.
It was a relief to hear from the toxicologist that I need not worry about any acute or chronic arsenic toxicity for my baby, and that she does not require any urine, blood or hair tests. This is in contrast to what many other pediatricians have recommended for their parents who are feeding their children the same formula. The toxicologist believes that my daughter's risks to developing any illness, cancer etc was less than 1% greater than a child who had not been given the formula, so that was very reassuring.
After hearing these recommendations from Children's Hospital I could see how someone would still continue using the Natures One product because the health risks are low, however I opted to switch because I realize my role as a parent is to reduce any risks to my child, even if it is less than 1%. There are so many other chemical risks out there that I feel any risks that you can take off the table would help protect my child because it is probably the cumulative effect off all these chemicals that leads to adverse problems. And i figure if those people who have a Masters in Public Health are recommending to discontinue it who am I to disagree with them.
An ethical company would have taken the Dartmouth study information and told the public that they will try to improve on their product, ie. reduce the inorganic arsenic, however, they still claim they make the finest baby formula out there. Their website says they are looking out for the health of our children but refuse to recall or change their product which speaks for itself.
In light of them deleting my post above from their Facebook page, it appears that they definitely have something to hide, as I was just posting public health information that I felt people in my situation would like to know given to me by one of the most reputable health institutions (Children's Hospital) in the world.
Obviously, I would give this product zero stars if I could. Hope this info helps some of those confused, concerned parents out there like me.
UPDATE #1*** please read the article from the Huffington Post written Dr. Gary Ginsberg, a toxicologist from Yale. It is in line with the recommendations from Children's Hospital of Boston.
UPDATE #2*** I received a response from Dr. Gary Ginsburg in response to the new testing results by Nature's One. Looks like their testing results indicate an even worse situation than originally thought. Here is the response from Dr. Ginsburg: "Seeing your comment made me hopeful that this is just lab error, a false alarm. However, saying that Dartmouth doesn't know how to measure arsenic is like saying Roger Federer doesn't know how to play tennis. The Nature's One press release sounded scientific they explain how the Dartmouth analysis was different from their method and why theirs was better. But when you click on their own results in 3 samples of their baby formula, the inorganic arsenic is actually greater (53 to 83 ppb) than the Dartmouth results (10-20 ppb)!! So calling the Dartmouth results too high and flawed is an insult to Dartmouth as well as to all of us. Further, they compare their results to an outmoded WHO (CODEX) arsenic acceptable intake of 2.1 ug/kg/d. This was withdrawn in the latest CODEX because it was too close to the cancer effect level and CODEX did not supply a new value. Nature One claims that Dartmouth relied on the 2.1 ug/kg/d value but in fact Dartmouth used 0.3 ug/kg/d (the dose corresponding to USEPA's drinking water std) to compare against. If Nat1 used that target, their baby formula would be in the danger zone, so they chose the withdrawn target instead. The bottom line is that the company's own data make the situation worse, with levels of arsenic in their baby formula 5 to 8 times greater than the USEPA drinking water standard for inorganic arsenic (10 ppb)."
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I purchased Baby's Organic from Amazon in April, and the cans I received all have a May 2015 "use by" date, meaning they are all the older formula. I sadly didn't catch this until I already gave my daughter her first bottle of formula. Made an already traumatic experience that much more terrible by the time I realized. I'll get up 3x a night to pump to avoid giving this formula until I find a suitable replacement. Very disappointed in Amazon for selling the prior formulation, recall or not.
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I have supplemented my baby with this formula since birth, he is now 6 mths and I have had no issues with it. He is actually quite advance in his development. When we did experience issue with constipation it was not because of the formula but instead because of the solids we had introduced him to. We gave him both banana and applesauce and later found out that these two fruits cause constipation. We stopped giving him the applesauce and now give him pureed prunes plus mix this in his sweet potato and now his stool is soft once more.
..... reports now show that the organic brown rice syrup in this formula contains arsenic, Natures One the company that produces this cereal states that " Nature's One's California based supplier of U.S. grown organic brown rice syrup uses a qualified, world renowned, third-party, independent lab to test arsenic levels in their organic brown rice syrup. Their testing results report undetectable amounts of arsenic at laboratory testing limits. The Environmental Science & Technology extensively tested rice and found California organic brown rice to be the lowest for arsenic [Environ Health Perspective. 2007 June; 115(6): A296].test by a 3rd party"
Who do I believe, the reports are showing that its the Baby's Only formula that tested high for the arsenic levels... but then again, is this arsenic report another plot against "Organic" foods because the mega growers are loosing money due to many people turning to organic foods or are they correct. The reason I did not initially purchase "Earths Best" was because I read that the DHA/ARA in the formula was extracted by use of Toxic Hexane Formula. If I switch from Baby's only to Earths Best am I moving from one evil to another evil?
I say a prayer before my baby and I eat. Everything we eat seems to have something added that is not good for us. Does not seem like we can win this fight for good, healthy, safe food. God bless and protect us all.
This is my daughter's favorite variety from all of the Earth's Best veggies. They are all good but she likes these the best and honestly, I am so surprised by the review above that says they are bad that I'm wondering if the reviewer got a bad batch? These are organic sweet potatoes prepared for a baby so of course they are not oversalted or topped with marshmallows or otherwise destroyed but they do taste just like an oven baked sweet potatoe without any toppings.
