baby food

A congressional investigation has found levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic metals in many popular baby foods, including organic brands.

Maryam Sharifzadeh, the second person and first woman on record to swim the 22 miles of shoreline around San Francisco all in one shot, says the frigid water and rough surf are the ultimate test of mental fortitude.

If you’re the parent of a baby, a study out last week may have left you nervous about all the food you put in your little one’s mouth. The new report from a consumer advocacy group found that 95 percent of 168 commercial baby foods tested contained toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, and one in four...

Jennifer Garner graces the front of this year’s “Beautiful Issue” of People magazine with a cover story that cheers the way she balances Hollywood, business and motherhood.

The original Gerber baby and today’s “spokesbaby” met, and they got along like two peas in a jar of baby food. Ann Turner Cook, 91, recently met 1-year-old Lucas Warren for an adorable photo 90 years in the making. Both showed their infectious smiles that respectively made them the faces of Gerber baby food in 1928 and 2018. Little Lucas’...

“Toy Freaks,” a popular YouTube channel followed by millions, was deactivated by the site last week for violating policies against child endangerment, NBC News reports. The channel, run by single father Gregory Chism, was known for its videos featuring Chism playing pranks on his two daughters, both under 10 years old. But some of the videos seemed less like pranks...

Donations and volunteers are needed in Northern California as local fire crews continue to battle multiple blazes that have wiped out entire neighborhoods and left scores of people unaccounted for in wine country.

If you’re expecting a baby, you know big changes are on the horizon. Every member of your family will be affected, and the family dog is no exception. Many expectant parents want to shelter their dogs from this reality and may even spend the pregnancy heaping lavish amounts of attention onto the dog. While it might seem logical to make...

The Environmental Defense Fund explored data from the Food and Drug Administration, finding what it calls “detectable” levels of lead in some baby food.

Home alone with his hungry son, Ilijason had dropped the last baby food jar on the floor, and had to drive 20 minutes from the small town of Viken in southern Sweden to find a supermarket that was open. Now the 39-year-old IT specialist runs a 24-hour shop with no cashier. Customers simply use their cellphones to unlock the door...

An abused and abandoned kitten that was likely used as a chew toy for a larger animal is now safe and feeling much better, according to the animal shelter Nine Lives Foundation.

Beech-Nut is voluntarily recalling thousands of jars of baby food it says could have bits of glass inside, after a customer reported a mouth injury from the food, federal regulators say. The baby-food giant is recalling 4-ounce jars of sweet potato and chicken baby food produced in December, after a customer found a piece of glass in one jar and...