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Once Upon a Farm Organic Smart Blend Pouch - Pear-y Blueberry & Spinach

Baby food and drinks · barcode 00852823006529

What stands out

Bars show one serving: 99 g, from the label.

  • Likely this product

    A lab test of a product with this brand and name found mercury: middle result 0.9 ppb across 366 samples, highest 9 ppb (matched by name; the lab recorded no barcode). Details

    6% of a toddler's daily limit in 99 g, from the label6% of a toddler's daily limit
    1% of an adult's daily limit in 99 g, from the label1% of an adult's daily limit
  • Likely this product

    A lab test of a product with this brand and name found lead: middle result 0.9 ppb across 366 samples, highest 9 ppb (matched by name; the lab recorded no barcode). Details

    4% of a toddler's daily limit in 99 g, from the label4% of a toddler's daily limit
    1% of an adult's daily limit in 99 g, from the label1% of an adult's daily limit
  • Likely this product

    A lab test of a product with this brand and name found cadmium: middle result 6 ppb across 366 samples, highest 9 ppb (matched by name; the lab recorded no barcode). Details

    4% of a toddler's daily limit in 99 g, from the label4% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 99 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
  • Lab testsA lab tested a product with this brand and name. See results
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
  • TypicalFDA's tests of baby food and drinks show what's typical. See levels
  • Others966 other baby food and drinks products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for a matching product

Likely this product: the lab recorded its brand and name but not its barcode, so we matched it by brand and name. Package size and recipe may differ.

Once Upon A Farm Pear-y Blueberry Spinach Smart Blend

Maker's own test Maker's own tests (California AB 899), via detectlead.com (2024 to 2026)

  • Lead: 0.9 ppb (found in 366 of 366 samples, highest 9). A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 9.8 kg (22 lb).
    One serving (99 g, from the label):
    4% of a toddler's daily limit in 99 g, from the label4% of a toddler's daily limit
    1% of an adult's daily limit in 99 g, from the label1% of an adult's daily limit

    FDA action level for lead in baby food: 10 ppb for packaged baby foods for children under 2: fruits, vegetables (except carrots or sweet potatoes on their own), mixtures, yogurts, custards and single-ingredient meats. Source
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    0.11101001,00010,00034 products below the lab's limitbelowlimit3 products from 0.1 to 0.147 ppb: cerebelly Apple Kale Smart Bars 5 Pack; cerebelly Strawberry Beet Smart Bars 5 Pack; cerebelly Sweet Potato Blueberry Banana Smart Bars2 products from 0.147 to 0.215 ppb: cerebelly Carrot Date Smart Bars 5 Pack; Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Pear, Carrot & Blueberry Baby Food Puree10 products from 0.215 to 0.316 ppb16 products from 0.316 to 0.464 ppb10 products from 0.464 to 0.681 ppb81 products from 0.681 to 1 ppb, this product among them56 products from 1 to 1.47 ppb135 products from 1.47 to 2.15 ppb126 products from 2.15 to 3.16 ppb116 products from 3.16 to 4.64 ppb103 products from 4.64 to 6.81 ppb45 products from 6.81 to 10 ppb22 products from 10 to 14.7 ppb12 products from 14.7 to 21.5 ppb7 products from 21.5 to 31.6 ppb3 products from 31.6 to 46.4 ppb: Sprout Organic Quinoa Puffs Baby Cereal Snack - Apple Kale; Yumi Berry & Sweet Pea Rice Free Puffs- Canister; NurturMe Organic Quinoa Cereals - Quinoa + Sweet Potato + Raisin5 products from 46.4 to 68.1 ppb: SOBISK Breakfast Biscuits - Golden Oats; Infant Formula (brand not recorded); Healthy Times Organic Brown Rice Cereal - 4+ months; Yumi Strawberry & Basil Rice Free Puffs; Yumi Apple Broccoli Rice Free Puffs- Canister1 product from 68.1 to 100 ppb: Babylife Organics Raspberry & Fig Oat Bar1 product from 1,468 to 2,154 ppb: Tomato Puree (brand not recorded)1 product from 3,162 to 4,642 ppb: Apple and Cinnamon Fruit Puree (brand not recorded)FDA level 10 ppbthis one

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  • Arsenic (total): 3 ppb (found in 366 of 366 samples, highest 11). No US agency limit we can cite.
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    0.11101001,0008 products below the lab's limitbelowlimit6 products from 0.1 to 0.136 ppb4 products from 0.136 to 0.185 ppb: piko Okinawan Sweet Potato; piko Okinawan Sweet Potato, Banana & Taro; piko Poi; piko Kabocha, Pineapple & Breadfruit2 products from 0.251 to 0.341 ppb: cerebelly Butternut Squash White Bean; cerebelly White Bean Pumpkin Apple7 products from 0.341 to 0.464 ppb8 products from 0.464 to 0.631 ppb7 products from 0.631 to 0.858 ppb22 products from 0.858 to 1.17 ppb17 products from 1.17 to 1.58 ppb75 products from 1.58 to 2.15 ppb137 products from 2.15 to 2.93 ppb151 products from 2.93 to 3.98 ppb, this product among them140 products from 3.98 to 5.41 ppb99 products from 5.41 to 7.36 ppb66 products from 7.36 to 10 ppb39 products from 10 to 13.6 ppb17 products from 13.6 to 18.5 ppb12 products from 18.5 to 25.1 ppb7 products from 25.1 to 34.1 ppb7 products from 34.1 to 46.4 ppb5 products from 46.4 to 63.1 ppb: Parent’s Choice (Walmart) Little Hearts Strawberry Yogurt Cereal Snack - Stage 3, 9+ months; Meijer Apple Rice Rusks Baked Rice Snack; Plum Organics Little Teethers Organic Multigrain Teething Wafers - Banana with Pumpkin - Baby Crawler; Gerber Teether Wheels - Apple Harvest - Crawlers; GERBER ® Teether Wheels Apple Harvest12 products from 63.1 to 85.8 ppb6 products from 85.8 to 117 ppb4 products from 117 to 158 ppb: Earth’s Best Whole Grain Rice Cereal; Healthy Times Organic Brown Rice Cereal - 4+ months; Beech-Nut Rice Single Grain Baby Cereal - Stage 1, from about 4 months; Happy Baby Teethers Pea & Spinach Teethers1 product from 215 to 293 ppb: HappyBABY Superfood Puffs - Apple & Broccoli Organic Grain Snack - for crawling baby4 products from 293 to 398 ppb: O Organics (Albertson/Safeway) Organic Puffs - Apple Strawberry; BioKinetics Brown Rice Organic Sprouted Whole Grain Baby Cereal; Simple Truth Organic (Kroger) Whole Grain Puffs Broccoli & Spinach; HappyBABY Superfood Puffs Organic Grain Snack - Sweet Potato & Carrot1 product from 398 to 541 ppb: HappyBABY Organic Rice Cakes Puffed Rice Snack - Applethis one

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  • Cadmium: 6 ppb (found in 366 of 366 samples, highest 9). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 12 kg (26 lb).
    One serving (99 g, from the label):
    4% of a toddler's daily limit in 99 g, from the label4% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of an adult's daily limit in 99 g, from the labelunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    0.010.111010046 products below the lab's limitbelowlimit8 products from 0.018 to 0.025 ppb2 products from 0.025 to 0.034 ppb: piko Okinawan Sweet Potato; piko Poi1 product from 0.086 to 0.117 ppb: Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Pear, Carrot & Blueberry Baby Food Puree5 products from 0.215 to 0.293 ppb: Earth's Best Banana Orange; cerebelly Sweet Potato Mango; Earth's Best Banana Apple Blueberry; cerebelly Spinach Strawberry Banana Smoothie; amara Banana4 products from 0.293 to 0.398 ppb: Earth's Best Apple Peach Oatmeal; cerebelly Black Bean Sweet Potato; cerebelly Sweet Potato Peach Smoothie; cerebelly Sweet Potato Chicken Broth12 products from 0.398 to 0.541 ppb14 products from 0.541 to 0.736 ppb33 products from 0.736 to 1 ppb23 products from 1 to 1.36 ppb32 products from 1.36 to 1.85 ppb87 products from 1.85 to 2.51 ppb101 products from 2.51 to 3.41 ppb92 products from 3.41 to 4.64 ppb97 products from 4.64 to 6.31 ppb, this product among them71 products from 6.31 to 8.58 ppb59 products from 8.58 to 11.7 ppb40 products from 11.7 to 15.8 ppb26 products from 15.8 to 21.5 ppb21 products from 21.5 to 29.3 ppb11 products from 29.3 to 39.8 ppb4 products from 39.8 to 54.1 ppb: Sprout Organic Quinoa Puffs Baby Cereal Snack - Apple Kale; Ready Set Food Stage 3 - 15 Day; Gerber Whole Wheat Whole Grain Cereal - Sitter 2nd Foods; Gerber Carrot - Supported Sitter 1st Foods1 product from 54.1 to 73.6 ppb: Sprout Organics Smash Bar Made with Banana, Plant-Based Protein, and Sunflower ButterFDA typicalthis one

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  • Mercury: 0.9 ppb (found in 366 of 366 samples, highest 9). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 7.8 kg (17 lb).
    One serving (99 g, from the label):
    6% of a toddler's daily limit in 99 g, from the label6% of a toddler's daily limit
    1% of an adult's daily limit in 99 g, from the label1% of an adult's daily limit
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    0.010.111077 products below the lab's limitbelowlimit1 product from 0.01 to 0.013 ppb: Sprout Organics Pumpkin Butter & Jelly Waffles21 products from 0.05 to 0.063 ppb4 products from 0.063 to 0.079 ppb: Earth's Best Mixed Berry Smoothie; Serenity Kids Pouch, Free Range Turkey with Organic Sweet Potato Pumpkin and Beet; Earth's Best Banana Raspberry Wholegrain Barley; Earth's Best Brain Support3 products from 0.079 to 0.1 ppb: Earth's Best Chicken Casserole; Serenity Kids Pouch, Organic Squashes with Olive Oil; Serenity Kids Pouch, Free Range Chicken with Organic Peas & Carrots25 products from 0.1 to 0.126 ppb30 products from 0.126 to 0.158 ppb40 products from 0.158 to 0.2 ppb15 products from 0.2 to 0.251 ppb4 products from 0.251 to 0.316 ppb: Earth's Best Oatmeal Cereal; Earth's Best Munchy Fingers - Mixed Berry_12OCT25; amara Mixed Red Berry; amara Carrot Raspberry4 products from 0.316 to 0.398 ppb: NurturMe Organic Quinoa Cereals - Quinoa + Sweet Potato + Raisin; Gerber Puffs Banana Cereal Snack - Crawler 8+ months; Gerber MultiGrain Cereal - Sitter 2nd Foods; Earth's Best Multigrain Cereal3 products from 0.398 to 0.501 ppb: Gerber Fruit & Veggie Melts - Truly Tropical Blend - Freeze- Dried Fruit & Vegetable Snack - Crawler, 8+ months; Meijer Baby, Infant Formula - Milk-Based Powder with Iron - Birth - 12 months; Serenity Kids Pouch, Grass Fed Beef with Red Pepper, Broccoli, Peas & Ginger4 products from 0.501 to 0.631 ppb: Holle Panda Peach - peach, apricot, banana with spelt Organic Fruit & Grain Puree; Beech-Nut Rice Single Grain Baby Cereal - Stage 1, from about 4 months; Holle Blue Bird - pear, apple, blueberry and oat Organic Fruit & Grain Puree; Gerber Teether Wheels - Apple Harvest - Crawlers32 products from 0.631 to 0.794 ppb97 products from 0.794 to 1 ppb, this product among them9 products from 1 to 1.26 ppb4 products from 1.26 to 1.58 ppb: Sprout Organic Quinoa Puffs Baby Cereal Snack - Apple Kale; Healthy Times Organic Brown Rice Cereal - 4+ months; plum Tots; Little Bellies Organic Sweetcorn Round-a-bouts4 products from 1.58 to 2 ppb: Meijer Apple Rice Rusks Baked Rice Snack; Gerber Rice Single Grain Cereal; Baby Mum-Mum Banana Rice Rusks; HappyBABY Superfood Puffs Organic Grain Snack - Sweet Potato & Carrot28 products from 2 to 2.51 ppb7 products from 2.51 to 3.16 ppb6 products from 3.16 to 3.98 ppb5 products from 3.98 to 5.01 ppb: Serenity Kids Salmon Teriyaki with Organic Vegetables, Herbs & Spices, 3.5oz; Kitchdee Organic Baby Cereal Rice and Lentil - 6+ months; Little Bellies Organic Apple & Berry Softcorn; Serenity Kids Salmon with Organic Butternut Squash & Beet, 3.5oz; Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Baby Food Puree Variety Pack #1, 12-Pack3 products from 5.01 to 6.31 ppb: Nestum 3 Cereals 14.1 oz Canister; Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Pear, Spinach & Pea Baby Food Puree; Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Blueberry, Banana, Kale & Spinach Baby Food Puree2 products from 6.31 to 7.94 ppb: Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Blueberry, Banana, Apple, Sweet Potato & Beet Baby Food Puree; Kroger Simple Truth Simple Truth Organic Banana, Kiwi, Spinach & Oat Baby Food Puree2 products from 7.94 to 10 ppb: Nestum/Cerelac Wheat and Honey Cereal; Nestum/Cerelac Infant 5 Cerealsthis one

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Maker's own tests under California's baby-food disclosure law (AB 899). The compiled dataset leaves out many lots where nothing was detected, so these numbers can look worse than the maker's full record.

Typical for baby food and drinks

FDA's averages for this kind of food (this product has its own lab results above)

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

  • Cadmium: typically 10.6 ppb (FDA, 24 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) a day; an adult at about 5.8 kg (13 lb).
  • Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total): usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Baby food, carrots: found in 11 of 14 samples, average 7.28, highest 14 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 4 ppb (2018)
  • Lead in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 4 ppb (2018)
  • Cadmium in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Baby food, carrots: found in 14 of 14 samples, average 20.4, highest 41 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 1 of 1 sample, average 2.1, highest 2.1 ppb (2018)
  • Cadmium in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 1 ppb (2018)
  • Mercury in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Baby food, carrots: found in 0 of 14 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 1 ppb (2018)
  • Mercury in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 1 ppb (2018)
  • Arsenic (total) in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 8 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Baby food, carrots: found in 2 of 14 samples, average 0.5, highest 3.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 3 ppb (2018)
  • Arsenic (total) in Baby food, infant formula, milk-based, powdered, prepared with water: found in 0 of 1 sample, all below 3 ppb (2018)
  • Perchlorate in Baby food, applesauce: found in 0 of 20 samples, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Baby food, carrots: found in 19 of 20 samples, average 10.4, highest 74 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Baby food, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prepared w/ water: found in 14 of 20 samples, average 2.39, highest 24 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

Pear, Blueberry, Pumpkin Seed, Coconut Milk ( Coconut, Water), Lemon Juice, Spinach, Date, Sunflower Lecithin+, Flax Seed+,DHA Algal Oil+ ( Water Extracted Omega 3 Oil. Organic + For Brain Development

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2026-04-23. Labels change; check the package.

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