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Nurture Seeks Dismissal of Heavy Metals Lawsuit

Posted on November 28, 2022

Nurture Says Heavy Metal Baby Food Claims Aren’t Realistic (Law360 Subscription Required)

Multiple consumer-protection lawsuits against Nurture, LLC were consolidated in the Southern District of New York on September 1,

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New Jersey Federal Court in Dismissal of Plum Baby Food Class Action Outlines Allegations That Are Critical for Standing

Posted on November 7, 2022

Plum, Campbell Escape Heavy Metal Baby Food Suit (Law360 Subscription Required)

Litigation soon followed a February 4, 2021 report and September 29, 2021 supplement (discussed here) by the U.S.

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Baby Food Lawsuit Dismissed for Relying on “Inferential Leaps”

Posted on October 26, 2022

On October 21, a federal judge dismissed a proposed class action complaint against baby and toddler food producer, Sprout Foods Inc. (subscription to Law360 required). In their amended complaint,

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Another Heavy Metals Consumer Class Action Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted on October 24, 2022

Gerber Gets Baby Food Heavy Metals Suit Tossed (Law360 Subscription Required)

We reported on the April 25, 2022 dismissal by a New Jersey federal judge of a putative class action

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New Study on Heavy Metal Levels in Baby Foods

Posted on August 23, 2022

Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), which is an alliance of non-profit organizations, philanthropies, and scientists that designs and implements projects to reduce babies’ exposure to toxic chemicals, has released a

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Gerber Argues FDA Preemption in Baby Food Lawsuit

Posted on July 15, 2022

In February 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report on the levels of heavy metals found in baby foods and the respective

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Baby Food Lawsuit Dismissed as “Simply Speculative”

Posted on April 27, 2022

On April 25, a New Jersey federal judge dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against baby food producer Sprout Foods, Inc. finding that the alleged harm was “simply speculative” (subscription

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NY AG Demands Removal of False “Lead Free” Baby Food Claims

Posted on February 23, 2022

On February 16, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a demand letter to HolleUSA to stop making false or misleading claims about their baby food products. The demand letter

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AGs Petition FDA on Baby Food Heavy Metal Limits

Posted on November 4, 2021

On October 21, 2021, a coalition of 23 Attorneys General petitioned FDA to expedite setting heavy metal standards for baby foods. The petition echoes criticism that FDA’s Closer to Zero

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Beech-Nut Exits Market Following Voluntary Recall

Posted on June 16, 2021

On June 8, 2021, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company issued a voluntary recall for one lot of its Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal (“Cereal”). The rice flour used for the

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