I opened up a Pear Gerber yogurt this morning to feed my 6-month-old and found it to contain mold. It does not expire until June 2010. When I called to let the company know about this, they wanted to sell me coupons. I will not be purchasing Gerber again.
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I was feeding my daughter Gerber carrots today and she kept on whining and turning her head. Thinking she was just being difficult, I kept feeding her bites. All of the sudden, I gave her a bite and she spit out a piece of glass! The carrots weren't even in a glass jar! I only buy the plastic containers from Gerber, so how did that glass get in there?! I'm really upset, and feel very fortunate that at least she spit it out.
I hate product placement. I was watching The Walking Dead on AMC. Lo and behold, Gerber advertisement is all over the show.
My wife was feeding our infant son a jar of Gerber baby food when he started crying. After looking in the jar, we found broken glass. The outside looks fine. Son may have swallowed glass fragments.
Contacted pediatrician who said to watch infant to make sure he did not become lethargic or have trouble swallowing.
I am the grandmother who is forwarding this information to you. I was quite concerning when my daugher Elizabeth got a call from "another company" who said they were working with Gerber and did not identify themselves or what company it was. They wanted to come and get the jar this evening after 9:30pm which I found very odd to come at such a late hour.
My grandson could have been seriously injured and I feel this family should be compensated in some way. What about the other children out there that might experience the same thing.
A bit later, Elizabeth herself sent us this follow-up:
In reference to the email sent by my mother, Margaret, the companythat she was speaking of called back and the woman did identify herself at
that time and told us that she was working with Gerber and that she would
come pick up the jar of food from us at 7 pm. During the original call she
had said someone would come to pick up a package real late and I thought
that that was a little odd. I also found it odd it wasn't Gerber who was
contacting us about this matter.
My mother was very much concerned for myson as my husband and I were, but I wanted to inform you that the women has
given her name and the name of the company working with Gerber. I also have
reassured my mother Margaret that everyone has identified themselves and
that there is nothing to worry about. Thank you for your help in this
matter.
While glass in a baby food jar is a very serious thing, it's encouraging to see how quickly Gerber responded to the complaint. On the other hand, those of a legalistic bent would say that Elizabeth and her mom gave away the evidence. Since there was no apparent injury to this child, this is a moot point. We'd rather think that Gerber wanted to get their hands on the jar so they could identify the lot number and try to determine if it was an isolated incident or a more serious problem.
