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Gerber Products blamed reports of glass in its baby food for a 29.3% decline in its fourth-quarter net income. “Fourth-quarter sales and earnings were impacted by the unfounded adverse publicity regarding glass and a necessary increase in promotional expenses designed to restore temporary loss of market position and consumer confidence,” Gerber Chairman William L. McKinley said.
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