USDA Recommends Removing Lunchables Off School Menus Due To High Lead And Sodium Levels

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: (AUDIO OMITTED) In this video illustration, a pack of Lunchables is displayed on April 10, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Consumer Reports is asking for the Department of Agriculture to eliminate Lunchables food kits from the National School Lunch Program after finding high levels of lead, sodium and cadmium in tested kits. Phthalates, chemicals found in plastic that have been linked to cancer, reproductive problems and diabetes was also detected in one of the kits tested. (Footage Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)