Earth’s Best Organic Stage 2 Apple + Sweet Potato Puree, 3.5 oz pouch

1. Ingredients 30% of the rating 4 of 5

   Four items: two organic produce purees, water and a trace of citric acid, with no flavors or added sweeteners listed; the apple comes as a concentrate.

2. Independent testing 35% of the rating 4 of 5

   Consumer Reports’ 2026 test found no PFAS, BPA or phthalates and low lead, but moderate inorganic arsenic (5.91 ppb, one pouch a day) and microplastics.

3. Trust 25% of the rating 2 of 5

   No baby-food recall since 2012 and a top disclosure score, but its maker is a defendant in the baby-food heavy-metals lawsuits, Earth’s Best foods have drawn Prop 65 lead notices and a 2021 House arsenic report, and it did not answer Consumer Reports.

4. Value 10% of the rating 4 of 5

   About 38 cents an ounce, $1.32 a pouch, at Walmart.

The rating, 3.5 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank baby & kids nutrition and our standard.

• Walmart (opens in a new tab) approx. $1.32 a pouch (a 3-pack is $3.86). Sold and shipped by Walmart.com on 2026-11-02 at a rollback price; the page offers single, 3-pack and 6-pack.

Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

1. Organic apple puree concentrate
2. Water
3. Organic sweet potato puree
4. Citric acid (less than 1%)

• Independent Consumer Reports (nonprofit; tested 48 baby foods from 11 brands) September 2026

  Earth’s Best Organic Apple Sweet Potato, 99 g pouch: total arsenic 6.93 ppb and inorganic arsenic 5.91 ppb (0.58 mcg a pouch), cadmium and mercury not detected, lead 1.65 ppb; BPA not detected; none of the six phthalates in CR’s table detected (CR says it analyzed 13); PFAS not detected; 113,520 microplastic particles a pouch. CR rated arsenic 3 of 5 and every other measure 5 of 5, and advised no more than 1 pouch a day. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Independent Consumer Reports, article on the 2026 tests September 2026

  96 percent of the 48 foods were below CR’s level of concern for heavy metals; phthalates were found in 39 of 48; microplastics in all 15 purées tested; a low level of one PFAS was found in five of the six infant cereals, which is not this product. CR says Earth’s Best did not reply to its requests for comment. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Independent Consumer Reports and Unleaded Kids, review of 39 brands’ posted test results August 2025

  Earth’s Best, Once Upon a Farm and Plum Organics earned the top scores for making lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury results easy to find on their websites, as California’s AB 899 requires. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Maker’s own test Earth’s Best, own testing page

  Says it tests all baby foods for cadmium, arsenic, mercury and lead, that its internal limits are set to comply with FDA’s Closer to Zero lead levels (10 ppb, 20 ppb for root vegetables and dry cereals) and EU limits (inorganic arsenic 20 ppb, cadmium 40 ppb), that a third party tests the finished food, and that results can be searched by product and date code. We did not look up a result for this pouch. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Does it have heavy metals?

Yes, at the levels Consumer Reports found in most baby foods. In its 2026 test this pouch had 5.91 ppb of inorganic arsenic, 1.65 ppb of lead and no cadmium or mercury; CR found inorganic arsenic in 37 and lead in 41 of the 48 foods. CR’s advice is one pouch a day. Read our guide to heavy metals in baby food for the steps that lower exposure.

Are there microplastics in the pouch?

Probably. Consumer Reports (opens in a new tab) found particles in all 15 purées it checked, in pouches, tubs and glass jars, and about 113,520 in this pouch. It says the packaging, factory equipment and workers’ clothing could all be sources and that the health effects are not yet known. See our microplastics guide.

What did the 2021 House report say about Earth’s Best?

The House subcommittee’s 2021 report (opens in a new tab) said Hain did not regularly test finished baby foods, that a small sample of finished product it did test had 129 ppb inorganic arsenic, and that it used ingredients that tested as high as 309 ppb total arsenic. It was published in February 2021 and drew on company documents from 2019 and earlier. The 2026 Consumer Reports numbers for this pouch are far lower, and Earth’s Best now says it tests all its baby foods.

Is Earth’s Best’s maker being sued over heavy metals in baby food?

Yes. Hain Celestial is among the makers named in the federal baby-food multidistrict litigation (In re Baby Food Products Liability Litigation, N.D. Cal., No. 3:24-md-03101), where families say heavy metals in baby food caused autism and ADHD. According to Top Class Actions (opens in a new tab), the judge excluded the families’ general-causation experts in February 2026 and on 14 October 2026 granted the makers partial summary judgment on the autism and ADHD claims for lack of admissible evidence; other claims were not affected and the families can appeal. A ruling on causation does not say whether a food has metals in it: Consumer Reports found some in this pouch.

Has Earth’s Best been recalled or named in notices?

openFDA (opens in a new tab) lists two recalls of Earth’s Best-branded products, both Class II and closed: teething biscuits that might contain very small metal fragments, recalled in 2012 (the record names Lovin Oven, LLC as the recalling firm), and French toast sticks that Target recalled in Hawaii in 2018 after a shipping container was not held at the right temperature (second record (opens in a new tab)). It lists none for baby food since, and Hain’s other recalls are for non-baby products. The California Attorney General (opens in a new tab) lists a lead notice from April 2025 (2025-01136 (opens in a new tab)) for “Earth’s Best Organic Fruit Puree”, filed by a private plaintiff and naming no flavor, and about a dozen notices in 2020 and 2021 naming Earth’s Best jars, pouches, cereal and a toddler drink for lead or acrylamide. None names the Apple + Sweet Potato pouch. These are allegations, not findings. Searched 2 and 3 Nov 2026.

Does the maker answer questions?

Not Consumer Reports’. CR says Earth’s Best did not reply to its repeated requests for comment on the 2026 results, and in 2025 the makers of Earth’s Best did not respond to its formula questions either. Earth’s Best does post heavy-metal results by product on its own site.

Is organic baby food lower in metals?

Not reliably. Consumer Reports’ 2026 tests found no noticeable or consistent difference between organic and conventional foods. Organic may lower pesticide residues.

Is the pouch BPA-free and PFAS-free?

The maker says the pouch is BPA-free. Consumer Reports found no BPA in this pouch and no PFAS, which it tested for in 32 of the baby foods.

• The label is four plain items: organic apple puree concentrate, water, organic sweet potato puree and under 1% citric acid. No added flavors, colors or sweeteners are listed.
• Consumer Reports tested this exact pouch in 2026: lead 1.65 ppb, cadmium and mercury not detected, inorganic arsenic 5.91 ppb. No BPA, PFAS or phthalates were detected, while CR found at least one phthalate in 39 of the 48 baby foods.
• Earth’s Best says it tests all its baby foods for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and posts the results by product. In August 2025 Consumer Reports and Unleaded Kids gave it a top score, with Once Upon a Farm and Plum Organics, for making those results easy to find.
• At about 38 cents an ounce it is the lowest-priced baby food we list, and the pouches are sold at big retailers such as Walmart.

• Consumer Reports’ advice for this pouch is no more than one a day, because of its inorganic arsenic (5.91 ppb, rated “good”, 3 out of 5). Vary the foods; our guide to heavy metals in baby food says variety lowers exposure to any one metal.
• The pouch is plastic. Consumer Reports found microplastic particles in every one of the 15 purées it checked, jars included, and this pouch averaged about 113,520 particles. Greenpeace has reported particles in other brands’ pouches. Neither shows a health effect yet.
• A 2021 House subcommittee report, based on documents from Hain Celestial (Earth’s Best’s maker), said Hain had sold finished baby foods with up to 129 ppb inorganic arsenic and mostly tested ingredients, not finished foods. Earth’s Best now says it tests all its baby foods.
• Hain is also a defendant in the federal baby-food lawsuits over heavy metals; on 14 October 2026 the judge granted the makers partial summary judgment on the autism and ADHD claims, and the families can appeal. The California Attorney General’s list shows Prop 65 lead notices naming Earth’s Best baby foods in 2020, 2021 and April 2025, none for this flavor.
• Earth’s Best did not reply to Consumer Reports’ requests for comment on its 2026 baby-food tests, and its makers did not reply about the 2025 formula tests either.
• Apple puree concentrate is the first ingredient, so it is mostly fruit sugar. Organic does not mean fewer metals: Consumer Reports found no consistent difference between organic and conventional baby foods.
• Where the fruit is grown is not stated. The maker’s own results are searchable by product and date code, and we did not look this pouch up.

1. Earth’s Best Organic Apple + Sweet Potato puree product page. Maker’s page. Label, BPA-free pouch statement, 6+ months, read 3 Nov 2026. No price shown. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2. Earth’s Best: product testing page. Maker’s page. Internal limits, third-party testing statement and the product and date-code lookup. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
3. Consumer Reports: baby food test results, September 2026 (PDF). Test report. Per-product numbers for 48 foods. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
4. Consumer Reports: We Tested 48 Baby Foods for Heavy Metals and Microplastics. Test report. Findings on metals, phthalates, PFAS and microplastics, serving limits and ratings; published 17 September 2026; Earth’s Best did not reply to CR. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
5. Consumer Reports and Unleaded Kids: rating of baby food brands on reporting toxic elements (August 2025). Test report. Earth’s Best among the top-scoring brands for disclosure. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
6. Consumer Reports: We Tested 41 Baby Formulas for Lead and Arsenic. Test report. Says the makers of Earth’s Best did not respond to CR’s requests for comment (2025). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
7. U.S. House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy: Baby Foods Are Tainted (February 2021). Test report. Hain’s arsenic results and testing practices; Walmart, Campbell and Sprout refused to cooperate. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
8. Top Class Actions: Gerber, other baby food makers win partial summary judgment in autism MDL (27 October 2026). Independent source. Ruling of 14 October 2026 in No. 3:24-md-03101; names Hain Celestial; does not mention Earth’s Best by name. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
9. openFDA food enforcement reports, product “Earth’s Best”. Certifier or regulator listing. One record, F-0109-2013: 2012 teething biscuits, metal fragments; read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
10. openFDA food enforcement reports, product “Earths Best”. Certifier or regulator listing. One record, F-1352-2018: French toast sticks recalled by Target in Hawaii after a shipping temperature failure; read 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
11. California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search, defendant “Hain”. Certifier or regulator listing. 142 results, among them the Earth’s Best notices from 2020, 2021 and April 2025; searched 2 and 3 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
12. California Attorney General: Prop 65 notice 2025-01136. Certifier or regulator listing. Filed 10 April 2025 by Clean Product Advocates: lead in “Earth’s Best Organic Fruit Puree”; names The Celestial Group dba Earth’s Best, Hain and Sprouts. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
13. Walmart: Earth’s Best Organic Stage 2 Apple Sweet Potato Puree, 3-pack. Independent source. $3.86 for 3 and $1.32 single, sold and shipped by Walmart.com, read 2 Nov 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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