FDA Urges Congress to Establish National Food Lead Testing Requirements
The agency is working to reduce children's exposure to lead and other heavy metals, according to testimony provided by FDA Administrator Califf
Tag Archives: Baby Food
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Lawsuits Over Baby Food Toxic Metals Causing Autism, ADHD Consolidated in Northern District of California
Baby food autism and ADHD lawsuits allege that manufacturers have sold products contaminated with high levels of lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium to parents, despite the known presence of the toxic heavy metals.
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JMPL to Reconsider Consolidation of Baby Food Autism and ADHD Lawsuits Over Toxic Metal Contamination
Baby food autism and ADHD lawsuits are being pursued by parents throughout the federal court system, each raising similar allegations that toxic heavy metals remain a pervasive problem in baby food products, despite the known risks.
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Autism Lawsuit Filed Over Toxic Metals in Gerber, Sprout, and Walmart Baby Food Products
Nevada mother indicates she fed her son baby food with toxic metals for three years, without knowing she was putting his health and development at risk
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MDL Sought for Toxic Baby Food Lawsuits Over Autism, ADHD Caused By Metal Contamination
A group of plaintiffs are asking the U.S. JPML to consolidate all federal baby food autism and ADHD lawsuits brought by families of children injured by toxic metals in Gerber, Beach Nut and other baby food products.
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Teething Wafers Class Action Lawsuit Refiled Over Toxic Metals in Kroger’s Simple Truth Organic Rice Rusks
Families say Kroger and other retailers failed to warn parents that the organic rice husk teething wafers contain dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals, which may cause lead poisoning, autism, ADHD and other developmental diseases.
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Baby Food Testing for Heavy Metals May Be Required in California
If passed, California would be the first state in the nation to require monthly testing of baby food for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.
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Autism Lawsuit Against Baby Food Manufacturers Over Toxic Metal Contamination Dismissed In Advance of Trial
A California judge determined that a toxicology expert was unable to adequately calculate the amount of heavy metal consumed by a boy whose parents filed an autism lawsuit against Gerber and other baby food manufacturers.
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Report Finds Baby Foods Have Heavy Metals Years After Concerns Over Autism Risks Emerged
Baby foods made with sweet potatoes and rice were of particular concern due to levels of lead absorbed from their growing soil
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Toxic Heavy Metals Found in Soft Drinks, Juices May Be Risk to Children: Study
Nearly all popular fruit juice and soft drink beverages tested contained some level of lead, according to authors of a new study.
