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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, May 8, 2017) – A national environmental health organization last Friday\u00a0sued<\/a> Mott\u2019s, under consumer protection law, for false and misleading \u201cnatural\u201d labeling of applesauce products containing a toxic pesticide. The suit argues that the finding of residues in the company\u2019s applesauce of the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid, which is particularly toxic to pollinators, disqualifies the products from being labeled \u201cnatural\u201d or as containing \u201call natural ingredients.\u201d The case is filed under the District of Columbia\u2019s Consumer Protection Procedures Act against Mott\u2019s parent company, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs maintain that by using \u201cnatural\u201d or \u201call natural ingredients\u201d labeling, Mott\u2019s leads consumers to believe that its applesauce products do not contain synthetic substances. Plaintiffs claim that defendants know or should have known that many consumers buy foods labeled as \u201cnatural\u201d in an attempt to \u201climit the amount of pesticides they and their families ingest\u201d or eliminate the use of synthetic ingredients that adversely affect pollinators.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are looking for food products that are healthy for their family, children, and the environment, and deceptive \u201cnatural\u201d labeling of products grown with pesticides undermines their best intentions,\u201d said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides.<\/p>\n

There are concerns in the scientific literature and European Food Safety Authority about the effect of acetamiprid on human health, particularly children. Scientists are concerned that acetamiprid affects nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) or cerebellar neurons, causing adverse effects to brain development. Children are at elevated risk from pesticide exposure due to developing organ systems and higher intake relative to body weight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides is represented by the Richman Law Group.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

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