Dive Summary:
- California Attorney General Kamala Harris' office filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and other retailers, distributors and manufacturers of violating state law by selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning labels.
- Proposition 65 requires businesses to warn consumers of even the smallest amounts of chemicals the state has deemed harmful, and, though it didn't specify an amount, Harris' office says laboratory tests confirmed the presence of lead in the candies.
- The companies involved face potential fines of up to $2,500 a day for each violation if found at fault.
From the article:
... The attorney general's office says laboratory tests verified lead in the products, but the agency did not specify the amounts in the lawsuit or respond to a request seeking that information.
"Defendants ... have knowingly and intentionally exposed individuals within the state of California to lead," the lawsuit states. ...
