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Mar 5, 2021
LAS VEGAS (AP) Four baby food makers were accused Wednesday in Nevada state court of producing baby food tainted with toxic metals and harming at least seven Las Vegas children who were diagnosed with autism.
Attorneys Will Kemp and Robert Eglet said the basis for their lawsuit was a Feb. 4 congressional report alleging the makers of Gerber, Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best Organic and Happy Baby products “knowingly sell” tainted baby foods to unsuspecting parents. The attorneys said other families and children in Nevada could be affected.
In a statement, Beech-Nut declined to comment about the lawsuit. “We want to assure parents that Beech-Nut products are, and have always been, safe and nutritious,” company spokeswoman Katie Whitmore said.
All baby food manufacturers must consider toxic chemicals when they test their baby food for potential hazards, the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday. We appreciate your attention to your obligation to consider potential chemical hazards, including toxic elements, when conducting a hazard analysis, wrote Susan Mayne, director of the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, the FDA s acting commissioner of food and drugs, in a letter addressed to all baby and toddler food manufacturers and processors.
The FDA action came one month after a congressional investigation found several baby food manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals.
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