A U.S. judge said Hain Celestial Group must face a proposed class action claiming its labels failed to disclose the alleged presence of arsenic in some of its baby food.
U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison in Brooklyn said parents plausibly alleged that some of Hain’s Earth’s Best Baby Food products exceeded “recognized safe thresholds” for arsenic, and that this would be material to reasonable shoppers deciding whether to pay extra for healthy, safe food for their children.
In her decision on Friday, Morrison dismissed similar claims over the alleged presence in baby food of other