US' Texas sues Gerber, Nestle over baby food products with toxic heavy metals

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued baby food manufacturer Gerber and its parent company Nestle USA, alleging that they misled parents about the safety of products containing potentially dangerous levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic heavy metals. The lawsuit, announced on Wednesday (local time), accuses the companies of making false and misleading claims about the purity and safety of Gerber baby food despite internal testing that, according to the state, revealed elevated concentrations of toxic substances in certain ingredients. The legal action was brought under the Texas…