World of Baby Food
Baby food & formula ranked by lab disclosure
Least heavy metals and the clearest published batch lab results — from Consumer Reports, California AB899, and brand COAs.
Rankings prioritize published batch lab disclosure (California AB899 for baby food, brand COAs when cited), then independent test concern flags from Consumer Reports and other linked sources. We never invent ppb values.
Read full methodologyOverall ranking (16 brands)
Updated 2026-10-27. Baby food with open AB899 disclosure ranks ahead of lot-code gates; formula rows use CR 2025 cited concerns only.
| # | Brand | Category | Disclosure | Cited concern | Lab note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerebelly Cerebelly | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 2 | Earth's Best Organic Earth's Best Organic | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 retested several Earth's Best SKUs; mixed serving limits (spot check). |
| 3 | Gerber Gerber | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 tested several Gerber SKUs with serving limits down to 0.5/day for some (spot check). |
| 4 | Happy Family Organics Happy Family Organics | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 tested Happy Baby Superfood Puffs — ~1.5 servings/day limit (spot check). |
| 5 | Once Upon a Farm Once Upon a Farm | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 6 | Piko Provisions Piko Provisions | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 7 | Plum Organics Plum Organics | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 8 | Serenity Kids Serenity Kids | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 9 | White Leaf Provisions White Leaf Provisions | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 10 | Amara Nutrition Amara Nutrition | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | AB899 results behind lot-code gate — weaker transparency than public_web. |
| 11 | Beech-Nut Beech-Nut | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 Beech-Nut Naturals Sweet Potato — 0.5 serving/day limit (spot check). |
| 12 | Sprout Organics Sprout Organics | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | AB899 results behind lot-code gate — weaker transparency than public_web. |
| 13 | Yumi Nutrition Yumi Nutrition | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | AB899 results behind lot-code gate — weaker transparency than public_web. |
| 14 | EleCare Hypoallergenic Abbott Nutrition | Infant formula | Formula (AB899 exempt) | high inorganic arsenic | Highest inorganic arsenic in CR 2025 formula test (19.7 ppb). |
| 15 | Similac Alimentum Abbott Nutrition | Infant formula | Formula (AB899 exempt) | high inorganic arsenic | Second-highest inorganic arsenic in CR 2025 (15.1 ppb). |
| 16 | Enfamil Nutramigen Reckitt / Enfamil | Infant formula | Formula (AB899 exempt) | highest lead plus bpa acrylamide | Highest lead in CR 2025 (4.2 ppb); only formula where CR also reported BPA and acrylamide. |
Baby food (13)
| # | Brand | Category | Disclosure | Cited concern | Lab note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerebelly Cerebelly | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 2 | Earth's Best Organic Earth's Best Organic | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 retested several Earth's Best SKUs; mixed serving limits (spot check). |
| 3 | Gerber Gerber | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 tested several Gerber SKUs with serving limits down to 0.5/day for some (spot check). |
| 4 | Happy Family Organics Happy Family Organics | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 tested Happy Baby Superfood Puffs — ~1.5 servings/day limit (spot check). |
| 5 | Once Upon a Farm Once Upon a Farm | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 6 | Piko Provisions Piko Provisions | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 7 | Plum Organics Plum Organics | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 8 | Serenity Kids Serenity Kids | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 9 | White Leaf Provisions White Leaf Provisions | Baby food | AB899: public web results | No cited CR concern flag | AB899: publicly available toxic-element results (brand-level). Per-lot ppb not bulk-imported yet — audit pulls COA pages. |
| 10 | Amara Nutrition Amara Nutrition | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | AB899 results behind lot-code gate — weaker transparency than public_web. |
| 11 | Beech-Nut Beech-Nut | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | CR 2023 Beech-Nut Naturals Sweet Potato — 0.5 serving/day limit (spot check). |
| 12 | Sprout Organics Sprout Organics | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | AB899 results behind lot-code gate — weaker transparency than public_web. |
| 13 | Yumi Nutrition Yumi Nutrition | Baby food | AB899: lot-code gate | No cited CR concern flag | AB899 results behind lot-code gate — weaker transparency than public_web. |
Infant formula — CR 2025 flagged (3)
Formula is exempt from AB899. These rows reflect named CR 2025 highs only; most formulas tested did not raise concern (names paywalled).
| # | Brand | Category | Disclosure | Cited concern | Lab note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | EleCare Hypoallergenic Abbott Nutrition | Infant formula | Formula (AB899 exempt) | high inorganic arsenic | Highest inorganic arsenic in CR 2025 formula test (19.7 ppb). |
| 15 | Similac Alimentum Abbott Nutrition | Infant formula | Formula (AB899 exempt) | high inorganic arsenic | Second-highest inorganic arsenic in CR 2025 (15.1 ppb). |
| 16 | Enfamil Nutramigen Reckitt / Enfamil | Infant formula | Formula (AB899 exempt) | highest lead plus bpa acrylamide | Highest lead in CR 2025 (4.2 ppb); only formula where CR also reported BPA and acrylamide. |