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Sep. 30, 2021

Congressional study ties in with suit against Gerber in LA

Custodio & Dubey LLP is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Gerber to properly label its products or remove them from market shelves. It also seeks a civil penalty award of up to $2,500 per improperly labeled unit sold in the last year.

A congressional subcommittee slammed the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday for not better regulating baby food makers after a report found Gerber and other companies' products showed high levels of toxic heavy metals.

The report was issued by the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, days after Los Angeles law firm Custodio & Dubey LLP filed a lawsuit against Gerber Products Co. alleging it should have...

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