Mothers told: 'Make your own babyfood' in cancer alert

Parents have been advised to consider making their own babyfood after the discovery of a toxin linked to cancer in jars of manufactured food sold all over the world…. The European agency said that the toxin was getting into food through the plastic gaskets used to seal glass jars with metal twist-off lids, although experts could not say how much. —Valerie ElliottMothers told: ‘Make your own babyfood’ in cancer alert (Times Online)

Note that the experts quoted in this story are much more cautious than the headline suggests.

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