Overview

• BBC Panorama tested 18 baby food pouches from leading brands, finding excessive free sugars and insufficient levels of iron and vitamin C.
• Some products, such as Ella's Kitchen Bananas and Apples, contained over four teaspoons of sugar—exceeding daily recommendations for infants.
• Savoury pouches often lacked essential nutrients, with some providing less than 5% of infants' daily iron requirement despite containing meat.
• Brands marketed products to babies as young as four months, contradicting NHS and WHO advice to introduce solids no earlier than six months.
• Following the investigation, companies announced plans to revise age recommendations and reduce sugar content, though experts call for mandatory regulations.