New York Begins Probe Into Toxic Metals in Baby Food
New York’s attorney general said on Thursday she has opened a probe into whether baby food contains arsenic and other toxic metals, and asked four manufacturers to provide information on whether their infant rice cereal products are safe.
In letters to Nestle’s Gerber, Beech-Nut Nutrition, Earth’s Best Organic maker Hain Celestial Group and Happy Family Organics maker Nurture, Attorney General Letitia James also said she wants to ensure the companies’ advertising complied with state consumer protection laws.
The letters follow a Feb. 4 report by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that said “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in some popular baby foods could cause brain and other neurological damage.
New York opens probe into toxic metals in baby food
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New York Attorney General James probing baby food for arsenic levels
Follows on Congressional report on metals in such foods
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New York Attorney General Letitia James office is launching a probe into arsenic-tainted baby food. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Mary Altaffer
Following a Congressional report that found concerns with these products, Attorney General Letitia James has launched a probe into several manufacturers of baby food regarding the presence of inorganic arsenic found in infant rice cereal products.
James’ office is requesting information from companies that make Gerber, Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best Organic (Haine) and HappyBaby (Nurture) brands to see if their infant rice cereals sold in New York contain arsenic at levels above the legal maximum.