Fort Worth, Texas — Texas state regulators have finalized an enforceable legal pact with Plum Organics establishing independent laboratory screening protocols and mandatory purity thresholds for infant food items distributed throughout the state. The formal assurance of voluntary compliance concludes an inquiry initiated by the state attorney general's office regarding toxic substance controls in commercial infant formulas and purees.
Under the terms of the settlement, the baby food manufacturer must adhere to federal Food and Drug Administration benchmark criteria governing allowable lead concentrations. Because federal authorities have not yet established binding domestic maximums for inorganic arsenic and cadmium in infant nutrition, the manufacturer consented to abide by existing European Union safety thresholds for those elements, while instituting a company limit of 10 parts per billion for mercury in pureed pouches.
The agreement prohibits the company from releasing any production batch into retail circulation if laboratory verification reveals contamination exceeding the agreed metrics. In addition, the supplier will maintain a publicly searchable digital database where shoppers can look up certified laboratory findings for individual products using barcode numbers, production codes, or stamped expiration dates, alongside packaging quick-response codes for direct mobile access.
> "I will not allow dangerous amounts of contaminants and heavy metals in baby food. This is a commonsense issue, and I commend Plum for agreeing to strengthen its standards and provide parents with greater transparency about what is in these products." — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
