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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Gerber and Nestlé over heavy metals in baby food

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Gerber Products Company and its parent Nestlé USA over baby food that the lawsuit says contains toxic heavy metals. The 68-page suit, filed in Collin County under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, says the companies advertised the food as safe and rigorously tested while their own tests showed arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium. The lawsuit says 67 batches of Gerber rice flour contained more than nine times the federal arsenic limit, and that some products exceeded federal rules without a recall. These are allegations made in the lawsuit, which Paxton's office announced in a press release.

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  1. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against Gerber Products Company and its parent Nestlé USA over baby food.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    One America News

  2. The 68-page lawsuit alleges that Gerber baby food contains arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium at levels that the lawsuit calls dangerous.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  3. The lawsuit alleges the companies advertised the food as safe and rigorously tested while their own tests showed toxic metals.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  4. The lawsuit alleges 67 batches of Gerber rice flour contained more than nine times the federal arsenic limit, and was filed in Collin County under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

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  • Gerber baby food contains dangerous levels of arsenic and lead.

    The lawsuit and Paxton's office allege these levels, citing the companies' own tests. One America News presents the contamination as found, while The Hill and the Washington Examiner attribute it to the lawsuit.

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All sides present report that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Gerber and Nestlé over heavy metals in baby food, citing a 68-page lawsuit. Right-side headlines differ: One America News states the arsenic and lead as found, while the Washington Examiner says the suit alleges them, and The Hill marks them as alleged.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill headline names Paxton suing Gerber and Nestlé and marks the arsenic and lead as alleged; the body attributes the claims to a press release from his office.

    Paxton suing Gerber and Nestlé over alleged arsenic and lead in baby food
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with Paxton suing the companies and the metals named; One America News states the arsenic and lead as found in the food, while the Washington Examiner headline attributes the claim to the suit.

    Texas AG Paxton sues Gerber, Nestlé over arsenic and lead Absolutist framing“found in baby foods”The headline presents an allegation in a lawsuit as an established finding about the products.More neutral: alleged in baby foodsDisagree with this highlight?
    One America NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    found in baby foods

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  • Absolutist framing

    found in baby foodsMore neutral: alleged in baby foods

    The headline presents an allegation in a lawsuit as an established finding about the products.

    Texas AG Paxton sues Gerber, Nestlé over arsenic and lead found in baby foods

    Used byOne America News (Far Right)

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

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Leads with

  • Paxton's press release
  • alleged arsenic and lead
  • Gerber's safety promises
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  • The HillCenter

    Paxton suing Gerber and Nestlé over alleged arsenic and lead in baby food

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Gerber Products Company and its parent company Nestlé USA, Inc., alleging their Gerber baby food products contain dangerous levels of toxic metals, according to a Wednesday press release from his office. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Paxton's lawsuit
  • arsenic and lead
  • dangerous levels of heavy metals
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  • One America NewsFar Right

    Texas AG Paxton sues Gerber, Nestlé over arsenic and lead Absolutist framing“found in baby foods”The headline presents an allegation in a lawsuit as an established finding about the products.More neutral: alleged in baby foodsDisagree with this highlight?

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Gerber Products Company (“Gerber”) and Nestlé USA, Inc. (“Nestle”) for allegedly deceiving parents and other consumers regarding “toxic heavy metals” in their baby foods.

    Read at One America News (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Ken Paxton sues major baby food companies, alleging dangerous levels of heavy metals

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing two major baby food companies, accusing them of “misleading” consumers with products containing dangerous metals, including arsenic and lead. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

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    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    3 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 5:17 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Oct 14, 1:51 PM EDT

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightOct 14, 1:51 PM EDT
  2. One America NewsFar RightOct 14, 4:42 PM EDT
  3. The HillCenterOct 14, 5:17 PM EDT

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