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Similac

Total Comfort

Partially hydrolyzed whey protein for easier digestion.

US · United StatesCow's milkGentle / partially hydrolyzed

Higher estimated intake vs anchors for at least one metal.

Lab report

Detected heavy metals

Consumer Reports independent testing, March 2025 · powder concentration · article · results PDF (soft citation — CR commercial-use license remains a gate)

Lead2.7 ppb
00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)23.53

EU max (Reg 2023/915): 20 ppb cite · US: No FDA formula ML

Inorganic Arsenic6 ppb
00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)11.76

FDA juice bench: 10 ppb (not FDA formula ML)

Total Arsenic8 ppb
00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)11.76

FDA juice bench: 10 ppb (not FDA formula ML)

Aluminum740 ppb
00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)470.59

FAO/WHO MPL: 400 ppb (not EU/FDA formula ML) · US: No FDA formula ML

Metals not listed were not reported as detected in this round. Missing is not a clean bill of health. How to read these numbers →

About the screening score. This draft ranks by estimated formula-window intake vs named protective anchors (MADL / RfD / FAO-WHO where cited) — not cohort percentiles and not LeaveDuration “lifetime” math. Missing metals are listed as not tested and do not earn a purity bonus. EU 2023/915 powder maxima remain on the lab bars. HiPP Dutch Stage 1 Pb/Cd sit under those MLs and still show year-window intake here. See Learn. DO NOT treat as merged product math until James reviews.

~1-year intake listing

Estimated intake vs protective anchors

24fl oz / day

Default scenario: 24 fl oz/day × 365 days (~105.6 g powder/day at 4.4 g/fl oz). At this volume, feeding Total Comfort costs about $3.87/day ($116/month).

Lead104µg / 365d · 0.29 µg/day57% of CA OEHHA MADL · approaching
Inorganic Arsenic231µg / 365d · 0.63 µg/day173% of EPA RfD · above
Cadmium—not testedunknown · not a purity bonus
Aluminum28523µg / 365d · 78 µg/day185% of FAO/WHO MPL (powder) · above

Incomplete coverage: 3 of 4 key metals measured. Missing rows are not treated as clean.

Anchors are protective references (e.g. CA OEHHA Pb MADL 0.5 µg/day; Cd MADL 4.1 µg/day; EPA iAs RfD with disclosed 6.1 kg infant; Al FAO/WHO 400 ppb powder MPL as screening context) — not “safe/unsafe” diagnoses and not EU legal MLs. Assumptions are editable above. See Learn. Discuss with your pediatrician.

Where to buy

$30.99≈ 29.8 oz container · $1.04/oz

Approximate US retail — prices vary by store.