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Litigation and Legal Risk

TARGET CORP · 2026-08-05 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

Target and Nara Organics face a lawsuit from parents alleging that contaminated Nara Organics infant formula caused an infant’s hospitalization. The complaint alleges the companies failed to adequately test the formula and misleadingly marketed it as “fully FDA-approved” with rigorous safety standards. The litigation follows a multistate botulism outbreak and a product recall that plaintiffs claim occurred too late to prevent the illness.

Key facts

• Target and Nara Organics Inc. are being sued by parents whose infant son was hospitalized after consuming Nara Organics infant formula contaminated with Clostridium botulinum; the legal action follows a multistate botulism outbreak linked to the formula which led to a recall. source