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Dangerous Levels Of Heavy Metals Found In Dark Chocolate

Consumer Reports, an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, recently published an article warning about the levels of heavy metals it found in dark chocolates.. The Dark Side Of Dark Chocolate Dark chocolate has long been considered a ‘healthy’ indulgence given its rich supply of antioxidants and relatively low sugar levels. But…

Nurture Baby Food’s Deceptive Marketing Results In Higher Prices

Nurture Inc. joins the ever increasing list of baby food companies hit with consumer lawsuits in the wake of a House subcommittee report concluding that seven major baby food brands contain “significant levels” of heavy metals. Nurture Inc.marketing emphasizes the desirable health and nutrition attributes of its Happy Baby and Happy Tot line of organic…

Sprout Organic Foods Shuns Federal Oversight Committee Examining Heavy Metal Content in Baby Foods

The research group Healthy Babies Bright Futures published a report in October 2019 that found 95% of the baby food products sold in the U.S..contain toxic levels of four heavy metals – mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium. Exposure to these in babies results in IQ loss, attention deficits, learning and behavioral problems not to mention…

Baby Food Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over Toxic Heavy Metal Levels

Following the release of a U.S. Congressional report last week that concluded high levels of toxic heavy metals are present in many popular baby foods, numerous class action lawsuits were filed in multiple federal courts against major baby food manufacturers. In addition to the lawsuit filed on February 5th against Campbell Soup’s subsidiary Plum, PBC,…

Plum Baby Foods Tainted With Dangerous Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals

On Feb 5, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against a Campbell Soup’s subsidiary Plum, PBC, (Plum) makers of the “Plum Organics” brand of baby food. The Lawsuit (PDF), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California brought on behalf of a nationwide class, alleges that despite being marketed as “organic”…