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Heavy metals in baby food: what the FDA covers
How FDA's action levels for heavy metals in baby food relate to health guidance, which foods they cover, and what isn’t covered.
by Canopy · Nov 5, 2026
We kept seeing posts about arsenic in candy. So we tested some of them ourselves.
Canopy's heavy metals results for Nerds, Sour Patch Kids, a Hershey's snack-size bar, and Welch's Fruit Snacks.
by Canopy · Oct 21, 2026
Why I stopped ignoring Prop 65 warnings on food
Kendra on how she reads a Prop 65 warning on food now, and why, with Canopy's heavy metals results for BetterBody Foods chia seeds and four seaweed snacks (Kirkland Signature, Trader Joe's, Bibigo, Gimme Teriyaki).
by Kendra · Oct 13, 2026
The post says 36 pieces a year. Can you trust that number?
Viral Instagram posts say your kid can only eat 36 Sour Patch Kids a year before getting too much arsenic; the data behind them can't be checked and is far above what FDA and an independent retest found. Four Halloween candies are open for testing on Canopy now, with detection limits, benchmarks, and math shown, so you can get a number you can trust before October 31.
by Kendra · Sep 9, 2026