Beech-Nut Sheds Heavy Metal Deception Suit From Baby Food Buyers

Consumers alleging Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. failed to warn consumers that its baby food products had toxic metals didn’t show they suffered an injury and so lacked standing to sue, a federal judge said.

The US District Court for the Northern District of New York on Wednesday rejected the consumers’ theories that they had standing because the toxic metals made the products unusable or that they overpaid for the products.

Consumers in consolidated proposed class actions alleged Beech-Nut failed to sufficiently test its products for heavy metals or disclose that its products contained the toxic substances.

A 2021 committee report from ...