Infant formula is, rightly, one of the most strictly regulated foods on the market. Formula is an essential source of nutrition for millions of infants, and it’s absolutely crucial that the formula we give our babies be nutritious and safe. But even this vital, tightly regulated first food doesn’t always escape the effects of environmental pollution or process contamination, CR’s ongoing testing of infant formula shows.
In March 2025, Consumer Reports reported finding lead and arsenic in several powdered infant formulas, and bisphenol A and acrylamide in one formula as well. For a variety of reasons, these contaminants are unfortunately common in our food supply and environment (and have been found in studies of breast milk as well). In response, regulators pledged to ramp up oversight, increase testing of ingredients and finished products, and keep formula safe.
Read the full article by Lauren Kirchner, Investigative Reporter