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Texas lawsuit against Nestlé and Gerber over baby food

Overview

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Gerber Products Company and its parent company, Nestlé USA, alleging the companies misled consumers regarding the safety of their baby food products under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

The legal action claims that between 2017 and 2019, Gerber used ingredients with heavy metal concentrations significantly exceeding federal limits for bottled water. Specifically, the state alleges that 67 batches of rice flour contained arsenic at levels more than nine times the limit, carrots contained cadmium at 17 times the limit, and sweet potatoes contained lead at nearly 10 times the limit. The lawsuit also asserts that the company performed infrequent testing for mercury and often tested individual ingredients rather than the finished products.

Gerber has disputed these allegations, maintaining that its products meet FDA limits and that its safety standards often exceed federal requirements.

Entities

Ken Paxton · Texas · Nestlé USA · Gerber Products Company · Food and Drug Administration

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Texas sues Nestlé and Gerber over heavy metals in baby food

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Nestlé USA and Gerber Products Company, alleging they misled consumers about heavy metal contamination, including arsenic, lead, and cadmium, in baby food.

  2. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Texas sues Gerber and Nestlé over alleged heavy metals in baby food

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Gerber and Nestlé USA, alleging they misled parents about toxic heavy metals, including arsenic and lead, in baby food products.

Sources

bhaskarlive.in · foodbev.com · ntd.com · socialnews.xyz · teatronaturale.it · udg.ch