I Poisoned My Daughter Every Day for Two Years

A startling Congressional report shows that these organic baby food companies may have poisoned countless kids like mine.

My daughter is three-years-old and full of vibrant energy, as any toddler ought to be. But for the last two years, she’s been battling lead poisoning, and we have no idea how she got it. Until now, that is, we think we might know the source of her poisoning thanks to a Congressional report that just came out with some startling news about the safety of several popular baby food brands.

Our family’s saga started in 2018 when we brought our daughter to the pediatrician for a routine well-baby check-up. She was weighed and measured, given a vaccine shot, and my husband and I answered dozens of questions about her habits, behaviors, and feeding and sleeping schedules. In the middle of the appointment, a nurse took a blood sample and told us it was a routine screening for heavy metals. Since we live in a rural, coastal area and drink well water, arsenic and radon are a serious concern. Less than a week later, we received a phone call with some bad news. Our daughter’s lead level was two times over the limit of what is considered acceptable. What’s more, the doctor’s office noted, we’d be hearing from our state’s CDC in the next 24 hours.

The CDC tested our blood.

Right on time, the CDC called us within a day of us hearing from our child’s…