HOUSTON (KIAH) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into major baby food manufacturers, Gerber and Plum Organics for potentially violating the law by selling and advertising baby food products that allegedly contain heavy metals.

According to Paxton, heavy metals such as Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium and Mercury, all of which can cause brain damage in young children, were found at high levels in baby food produced by the two companies.

“No parent should ever have to worry that the food they’re giving their children is filled with dangerously high levels of heavy metals,” said Paxton. “We will fight to end the broken system that has led to food products threatening the health of our children and secure justice for any parent misled by baby food manufacturers engaging

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