Health and wellness company Hain Celestial Group must face allegations that the corporation’s baby food products contained high levels of arsenic, which posed a health risk to babies, a district court in New York has ruled.
Plaintiffs in the class action alleged that Hain “deceptively marketed its baby food products as ‘pure, quality products,’ ‘Nurturing Baby the Purest Way,’ and ‘Made with Superior Ingredients,’ when they in fact contained dangerous amounts of lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, perchlorate, and other undesirable toxins or contaminants,” according to the Dec. 27 court order. They alleged multiple causes of action including false advertising, breach of express warranty, and negligent misrepresentation….