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"  Following a lawsuit that aims to force baby food companies to label lead-containing products in California, the state has sued Whole Foods and Trader Joe&amp;#039;s for selling candies that contain trace amounts of lead. According to the Associated Press, the state of California accused Trader Joe&amp;#039;s and Whole Foods, in addition to other food companies, of selling lead-tainted candy. The products in question are ginger and plum candies. More from Delish: Danger, Danger! 11 Foods That Can Kill In the state of California, Proposition 65 states that products with trace amounts of lead must have a warning label. Laboratory tests were performed by the attorney general&amp;#039;s office, which found lead in the candies. The lawsuit explicitly states that the companies being sued had prior knowledge of the trace amounts of lead and did not comply with the law. It says that the defendants, &amp;quot;have knowingly and intentionally exposed individuals within the state of California to lead.&amp;quot;  More from Delish: Groceries Get Odd: 10 Weird New Food Products At Whole Foods the lawsuit calls out &amp;quot;bulk ginger&amp;quot; and The Ginger People Baker&amp;#039;s Cut Crystallized Ginger Chips. Un-crystallized candied ginger is the source of the problem at Trader Joe&amp;#039;s. Target was also named as one of the other big retailers allegedly selling products containing trace amounts of lead.  If the makers of the candy and the retailers lose the lawsuit, they could face a penalty of $2,500 per day for each violation of Proposition 65. Do you think that all products containing trace amounts of lead should be labeled in every state, as they are required to be in California? 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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