Baby Food Recall: Gerber Organic!

Make sure to pass this information on to any of your friends with babies. Gerber Products, one of the largest manufacturers of baby food, has recalled all packages of its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereals. The reason for the recall stems from the cereals ability to clump together and poses a choking hazard for babies. The baby food should not be eaten, and customers can call the Gerber parents resource center at 800-443-7237 or 231-928-3000 to return the product and receive a refund.

BeechNut Baby Food Alert: Going Non Kosher

I recently received and email that raised my eyebrow as a parent of an infant and toddler. It seems that Beechnut, one of the largest supplier of kosher baby food, has been slowly pulling off their kosher supervision. Many products already do not bear the OU symbol such as:Stage 1 Peaches, Stage 1 Beans, Stage 2 Apple Cherry,State 2 Apple ango Kiwi, Stage 2 Mixed Cereal with Apple, Stage 2 Peach Oat Banana, Stage 2 Pear Raspberry,Stage 2 Rice Cereal with Apples Stage 2 Banana Strawberry and Stage 2 Apple Banana just to name a few (there are even more). There is reason to believe that eventually most or none of their products will have kosher supervision. As we know with Stella Dora these companies listen to the kosher consumer. My suggestion is to email the company (choose "Send Feedback to Beech Nut" option) and express your concern as a kosher consumer and parent. Please pass this post to anyone you know.