Cow & Gate are going to discontinue some of their babies' biscuits which have been found to contain high levels of hydrogenated fat.
The Children's Food Campaign discovered that the Bear, Berry Bear, and Animal Friends biscuits by Cow & Gate were among more than 50 products with higher-than-recommended levels of saturated fat, salt or sugar.
The Food Standards Agency recommends reducing the amount of hydrogenated fat in foods as it can raise cholesterol levels.
Cow & Gate said: "In discussion with the Food Standards Agency we have already taken the decision to discontinue our baby biscuits, when we became aware of presence of hydrogenated fat, which contains a very small amount of trans fats."
The Children's Food Campaign carried out research on 107 products and also found high levels of sugar in Farley's Rusks, which are made by Heinz.
Although Farley's Rusks contain 29% sugar, more than some biscuits for adults, Heinz said they were enriched with vitamins and minerals and they contain very little fat and no added salt.
Children's Food Campaign spokesman Christine Haigh said: "Many foods marketed for babies and young children are often advertised as healthy. In reality, in terms of sugar and saturated fat content, some are worse than junk food. In particular, failing to correctly label products that contain dangerous trans fats is outrageous."
The FSA said babies and young children had different nutritional needs to adults and "do not generally need low fat diets, as fat gives them energy and provides some fat soluble vitamins". They added: "We would always advise when buying processed foods, even those aimed at children, to check the information given on the labels and choose those with less salt and sugar."
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