Tag: infant formula
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Court Tosses Claims that Formula’s ‘Milk-based’ Labeling Misled Consumers
A federal court in California has largely granted Mead Johnson & Company’s bid to throw out a proposed class action alleging the company misled consumers about just how much milk was in its Enfamil baby formulas. Martinez v. Mead Johnson & Co., LLC, No. 22-0213 (C.D. Cal., entered October 22, 2022). The court granted the…
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DeLauro Calls for Investigation into FDA Response to Infant Formula Concerns
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) has written a letter to the Office of the Inspector General seeking “assistance in investigating whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took prompt, appropriate, and effective action leading up to the recent recall involving powdered infant formula produced by Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan plant.” DeLauro indicates she is “concerned…
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Consumer Alleges “Milk-Based” Infant Formula Misleads
A plaintiff has filed a putative class action alleging that Mead Johnson & Co. markets its Enfamil infant formula products as “milk-based” despite containing corn-syrup solids as the primary ingredient. Martinez v. Mead Johnson & Co. LLC, No. 22-0213 (C.D. Cal., E. Div., filed February 2, 2022). The front-label packaging indicates that the product is a…