Abbott Laboratories “purposely marketed” toddler milks to portray them as the next recommended step in a child’s diet – but the sugary drinks can actually cause health issues like obesity ...

"Abbott's representations of its toddler nutrition products are accurate, and our claims are well-supported," the company said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch. Sales of toddler milk nationwide ...

A legal research organization focused on public health says Abbott Laboratories' marketing of "toddler milk" products to children age 12 months to 36 months as "natural and healthy" is misleading.

"Abbott's representations of its toddler nutrition products are accurate, and our claims are well-supported," the company said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch. Sales of toddler milk nationwide ...

And recently, a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories, which makes Similac’s “toddler milk”, accused the company of a marketing ploy that essentially tricks parents into believing their ...

Labeled and displayed next to FDA-regulated infant formulas, toddler milk is being promoted as a healthy next stage in child nutrition, even as most experts recommend against its use. According to ...

and a human-milk researcher for more than 30 years. Speaking at Abbott’s HMO talk in Paris in March 2018 Morrow described how, from the moment of birth, a baby is thrust into a world full of ...

Abbott’s toddler milk products each contain four grams of added sugar per serving – or about 20% added sugar, according to the lawsuit. Last year, the formula maker was ordered to pay nearly $ ...

Yet unlike baby formula, the toddler milk products are not regulated by the FDA and are potentially harmful, according to PHAI, a nonprofit legal research center located at Northeastern University ...