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2026
Texas sues Gerber over baby food safety claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Gerber Products Company and its parent, Nestlé USA Inc., alleging that Gerber misled parents about baby food safety and the testing and heavy-metal levels of its products. The lawsuit seeks more than $10 million in civil penalties. Gerber disputed the allegations and said its products meet FDA limits for heavy metals.
2026
Texas files lawsuit over Gerber baby-food safety claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Gerber Products Company and its parent, Nestlé USA Inc., alleging that Gerber misled parents about baby-food safety and the levels of heavy metals in its products. The lawsuit seeks more than $10 million in civil penalties. Gerber disputed the allegations and said its products meet FDA limits for heavy metals.
2026
Texas sues Gerber and Nestle USA over toxic heavy metals in baby food
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against baby food maker Gerber and its parent company Nestle USA, announced Wednesday, alleging the companies misled parents about the safety of baby food containing arsenic, lead and other toxic heavy metals and made false and misleading claims about its purity and safety. The action was brought under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and the state alleges internal testing revealed elevated concentrations of toxic substances in certain ingredients. The allegations have not been adjudicated, and the announcement does not establish that Gerber or Nestle violated consumer protection laws.
2026
Texas AG sues Gerber and Nestlé USA over alleged toxic heavy metals in baby food
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Gerber Products Company and Nestlé USA, alleging the companies deceived parents about toxic heavy metals in Gerber baby food. The suit cites Gerber's own test results allegedly showing dangerous levels of arsenic and lead, rice flour batches with more than nine times the federal bottled-water arsenic limit (2017-19), carrots at 17 times the cadmium limit, sweet potato products at nearly 10 times the lead limit, and infrequent mercury testing of finished food. Claims were brought under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
2026
Texas Attorney General sues Nestlé and Gerber over toxic heavy metals in baby food
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has brought legal proceedings against Nestlé and its US subsidiary Gerber Products under the Texas Unfair Trade Practices Act, alleging the companies misled parents about toxic heavy metals in Gerber baby food. The suit alleges Gerber claimed its products were safe and rigorously tested while its own tests showed dangerous levels of arsenic and lead, including rice flour batches used between 2017 and 2019 with more than nine times the permitted arsenic concentration, carrots with up to 17 times the cadmium limit, and sweet potatoes with nearly 10 times the lead limit, and that Gerber issued no recalls or warnings after 2021 lab findings of excess arsenic in rice cereal. Nestlé was not immediately available for comment.
2021
Osem announces product price increases
Osem announced an average 4.6% increase in product prices, with increases of 3% to 7%; Materna baby formula products were excluded. The company said the increases partially cover higher input and shipping costs.
2020
Gerber plans production consolidation and relocation to its Fremont facility
Gerber Products Company announced plans to consolidate a puree line and relocate a freeze-dry yogurt line from the West Coast to its Fremont, Michigan facility. The project is expected to add approximately 50 jobs, retain existing positions, and involve $36 million in private investment over two years.
2020
Gerber expands Fremont production capacity
Gerber's Fremont project, associated with a freeze-dry line, is expected to add approximately 50 jobs, retain existing positions and generate $36 million in private investment over the next two years.
2020
Gerber appoints Jeff Kessler as vice president of sales
Gerber announced that Jeff Kessler is joining the organization as vice president of sales, overseeing the Plumbing Wholesale side of the business.
2020
Gerber introduces Soothe 'n' Chew teething sticks
Gerber announced the addition of Soothe 'n' Chew, a grain-based teething product, to its teething products selection. The product is exclusively available online at Walmart.com.
2020
Gerber launches Organic BabyPops
Gerber introduced Organic BabyPops, a new puffed corn and oat snack line with Peanut, Tomato, and Banana Raspberry varieties.