Beech-Nut controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Beech-Nut recalls single-grain rice cereal
Recall announced
Beech-Nut Nutrition issued a voluntary recall of its Stage 1 Single Grain Rice Cereal after routine sampling in Alaska found levels of naturally occurring inorganic arsenic above the FDA guidance level.
Source excerpt
The company said the recall comes after a routine sampling of Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal was conducted in Alaska.
levels of naturally-occurring inorganic arsenic above the FDA guidance level
1987
Artificially flavored sugar water sold as apple juice
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation was prosecuted after selling artificially flavored sugar water labeled as apple juice. The company paid a reported $2.2 million fine. John F. Lavery, vice president for operations, and Niels L. Hoyvald, president, were convicted and received separate criminal penalties.