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"  Three companies that make baby food \u2014 Dole Food Company, Del Monte Foods Company, and Nestl\u00E9 (which makes Gerber products) \u2014 are headed to court on Monday for proceedings that will determine whether or not they have to put warning labels on their products that alert consumers about lead in the food. According to the Los Angeles Times, The Environmental Law Foundation sued the three companies in California in 2011, stating that some of the foods and juices sold for babies contain enough lead that they should require a caution label under California&amp;#039;s Proposition 65 toxins warning law. The flavors involved include carrots, peaches, pears, and sweet potatoes. More from Delish: Kid-Friendly and Ready in Minutes There is no question that there is lead in the products. In fact, the Huffington Post reports that the presence of lead is the one thing that the warring sides agree on. The plaintiffs (The Environmental Law Foundation) hope that a win would force the three baby food giants to remove all traces of lead from their baby food, and not just in California. The group is using California for the case since Proposition 65 requires warning labels on all foods that contain 1/1000th of a given toxin, however they hope a win would lead to bigger changes nationwide. Jim Wheaton, a plaintiff attorney explained, &amp;quot;Everyone assumes that a company selling foods for children will never offer a product for sale that carries a warning label. They will take the steps their competitors apparently already are taking to offer product with no lead or so low no warning is required.&amp;quot; More from Delish: Kid Approved: 16 After-School Snack Recipes The Center for Disease control reports that 500,000 American children between 1 and 5 years old have unsafe levels of lead in their blood, also known as lead poisoning. The baby food companies&amp;#039; attorney wrote, &amp;quot;FDA recently reiterated its conclusion that the trace levels of lead in the products at issue in this case do not pose unacceptable health risks.&amp;quot; While the baby food companies argue that trace amounts of lead have been approved by the FDA, the plaintiffs argue that lead shouldn&amp;#039;t be introduced into babies&amp;#039; diets, period. They wrote in court documents, &amp;quot;Even when studying the low level of exposure that is typical in the dietary context, scientists have not been able to identify a level of exposure that is without any health risks.&amp;quot; Do you think baby foods with trace amounts of lead should have warning labels? Do you think The Environmental Law Foundation&amp;#039;s plan will work? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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