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You bet, after all they are made of lead.
There were not limits on lead in baby food? >

There was LEAD in baby food?! >

According to the FDA in the article: 

Because crops absorb nutrients from soil and the environment as they grow, they also take up contaminants like lead

I wonder if there is a way to actually treat the ground or take lead out of the crops. Otherwise I don't know how they would get it out. >

Unfortunately getting heavy metals out of soil is slow and inefficient. You basically have to grow plants that produce a lot of biomass quickly to take up the contaminants, and incinerate them then process the ashes to get the heavy metals.
But the problem is that the plants only take up so much, so it can take decades to get the soil to a low level, and exponentially longer to remove them as the concentration gets lower.
It's one reason why heavy metal contamination in soil and water from factory run off and similar events can be so devastating.
And removing lead from the food directly would not only ruin the integrity of the food, but would also strip out essential minerals like iron.
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Are these varieties that are decent sources of biofuel, or is the burning part a loss?  
(Well, looks like switchgrass works) >

I'm not an expert, I'm just going off of what I remember reading a few years ago. But I believe that corn is quite a good option, so that could be used for ethanol production in theory.
If you're asking about using it for fuel in something like a coal powered plant, I don't believe so, since the ashes need to be collected it would have to be burned in a dedicated incinerator for heavy metal waste and would be a loss. Though it is entirely possible that I am wrong on that, it's been a while since I looked into it. >

Filtering the ash should be nearly the same as for coal; provide collection at the bottom for chunky bits, let the gasses cool and run them through filters, and then figure out something to do with the solid waste.
Apparently, mixing biomass fly ash with that of coal has been evaluated, and the abstract for this is mentioning that some burners mix biomass and coal. (It's looking at potential use in cement) >

Oh yeah, fly ash is a great admixture for concrete (albeit the non organic kind for now at least). One of the best uses for it is actually replacing cement in large quantities, it is generally cheaper and better for the environment as it is a by product of something else. This is why the latest iteration of building codes only allows fly ash up to a certain percentage of the concrete mix. >

The proposed limits would not be binding, however. Rather, the FDA said, it "would consider these action levels, in addition to other factors, when considering whether to bring enforcement action" against a food manufacturer that exceeds the limits.
Wtf >

Humanity is killing itself to protect the profits of private corporations. Full stop.
We've poisoned ourselves irreparably, we've thrown our climate off irreparably. All just to make some people who are already unfathomably rich even richer. >

This is what happens when lobbying from multi billion dollar companies don’t “influence” the government, it literally controls the government. >

This is one of those things you just assume was already a thing. Huh. >

There was. This is a new limit to reduce it further. >

GOP: It's Un-American to tell us not to stuff our babies with lead! >

Republicans will get lead into kids one way or another. >

Take my poor person award 🏆 >

"Now the woke communists are coming for your leaded baby food....." 
says Tucker Carlson in 3.....2.....1 >

While tanning his balls. >

And trying to have sex with a piece of candy. >

While mostly sarcastic when parroted in these comments, I really hate the "let the markets decide" argument. It doesn't work in late stage capitalism when monopolies exist that limit consumer choice, or when these industries have become so large and powerful that they can influence the government to pass laws that limit corporate liability against claims, or worse hamper agencies that monitor these things so we never find out they are feeding us poison. >

And legislate that the lead-free brands are not allowed to advertise that they are lead free… >

Wait...why?
I want my babies to gain weight! Lead is the heaviest thing I can afford! >

Guarantee republicans are gonna vote against this somehow