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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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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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Canada Establishes New Maximum Levels for Arsenic in Certain Foods

Posted on August 30, 2022

On August 17, effective immediately, Health Canada announced the addition of the following two maximum levels (MLs) for inorganic arsenic to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in

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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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Data on Toxic Elements from FDA’s July 2022 Total Diet Study Report

Posted on August 8, 2022

We have reported on developments regarding toxic elements of concern that may be present in the food supply and, in particular, FDA’s “Closer to Zero” plan to reduce the levels

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FDA Provides Updates on Closer to Zero Plan

Posted on June 21, 2022

As we have previously blogged, FDA announced a three-phase “Closer to Zero” plan in 2021 to reduce the levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury that babies and young

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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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Congress Voices Concern Over FDA’s Food Safety Actions

Posted on April 13, 2022

On April 11, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), who leads the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about her concerns over

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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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