Unfortunately, the headline is misleading. They're not getting rid of toxic metals in foods altogether, but only reducing them incrementally over the next few years "to levels as low as is reasonably achievable.” It seems like this should've been acted on a long time ago.
"The Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 would set maximum levels of inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury in baby food and cereal that manufacturers would have to meet within one year."
"The bill requires levels to be lowered further within two years through U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance, and three years through regulation. It mandates manufacturers test final products – not just ingredients – for toxic heavy metals and post results online."
OMG my mom was right. When my daughter was born, I still lived at home and she (Mom) insisted we never buy baby food. This was 30 years ago. She introduced me to a hand blender and said, "whatever we cook for dinner, take a little bit and blend it up, and that's what she'll eat." She was right - my daughter is healthy and beautiful and never had any health issues growing up. When she had my granddaughter, I told her the same thing. It's worth the $25 investment to keep your child safe!