Tag: baby food
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False Advertising Claims Briefly Made Against Juicy Juice® Maker
A putative class action was reportedly filed in a California state court against Nestlé, alleging that the company falsely advertises its “Juicy Juice Brain Development Fruit Juice” as a product that will improve toddlers’ brain function. Plaintiff Alexis Farmer, who then dismissed the complaint without prejudice several days later, reportedly claimed that she purchased the…
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CDC Study Finds Perchlorate in Commercial Infant Formula
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a study identifying perchlorate in 15 brands of powdered infant formula (PIF), which included products made from cow’s milk with lactose; cow’s milk without lactose; soy milk; and synthetic amino acids (elemental). Joshua G. Schier, “Perchlorate Exposure From Infant Formula and Comparisons With…
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Chinese Court Accepts Civil Lawsuit in Melamine-Tainted Milk Scandal; Criminal Convictions Upheld
A Chinese court in Shijiazhuang has reportedly agreed to accept a lawsuit filed by the parents of a child allegedly affected by the 2007 melamine contamination of milk and infant formula. Until this week, no court had accepted the litigation, a first step in securing compensation outside the administrative procedures established by the government. According…
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Forfeited Baby Formula Ruled Unfit for Sale
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court decision refusing to allow the sale of baby formula seized by the government in a civil forfeiture proceeding. U.S. v. Approx. 81,454 Cans of Baby Formula, No. 08-2637 (7th Cir., decided March 25, 2009). Federal agents seized more than 80,000 cans of powdered baby…
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Italian Magistrate Orders Payment of Damages for Contaminated Milk
An Italian magistrate has reportedly determined that Nestlé Italia and Tetra Pak International are liable for the “psychological prejudice” of parents who gave their daughters milk purportedly contaminated with chemicals from the carton. The milk was apparently withdrawn from sale in France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy in late 2005, over concerns about the leaching of…
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South Korea Claims French Baby Formula Tainted with Meningitis Bacteria
South Korean regulators have reportedly detected a bacteria associated with infant meningitis and enteritis in a shipment of organic baby formula imported from France. The Korean National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) identified Enterobacter sakazaki in formula originating with the Bordeaux-based manufacturer Vitagermine, which stated that its products passed EU standards before shipment. The…
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Ninth Circuit Turns Down Gerber Request for Rehearing in Fruit Juice Snacks® Case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the request by Gerber Products Co. to rehear the court’s April 2008 decision overturning the dismissal of putative class claims that the company’s Fruit Juice Snacks® packaging misled consumers. Williams v. Gerber Prods. Co., No. 06-55921 (9th Cir., amended opinion filed December 22, 2008). A detailed summary of…