So I may be the last person to know but in 2008 the FDA did a study on lead in vitmins and what I found was alarming, mostly because the vitmins I was giving my children were in the Top 6 for containing the most traces of lead of the items tested!!
Here is a link to the full study, containing all the data:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulteration/Metals/Lead/ucm115941.htm
Here is a link to a site that sorted and ranked ordered the data
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/lead-in-vitamins.php
Of course what the links can’t tell you is what to do next. Where the formulations changed? How harmful is a trace amount of lead? All those things I can’t answer but as a Mom makes me stay awake at night. I surveyed other Mom friends and ooked at different options and choose a new brand of vitmins that will hopefully be both safe and effective for my children.
What vitamins do your children take? (if at all….because taking vitimins is a whole ‘nother debate!)
Stacey