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Environmental

Aug. 14, 2013

Ruling in food case could sway future toxics suits

A rare courtroom test of the state's toxics-warning law that netted a big win for the corporate defendants this summer could have a major impact on other cases involving alleged violations of Proposition 65.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A rare courtroom test of the state's toxics-warning law that netted a big win for the corporate defendants this summer could have a major impact on other cases involving alleged violations of Proposition 65. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven A. Brick in late July sided with food industry giants Del Monte Corp., Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. and others, ruling that levels of lead in their baby food, frui...

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