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• Baby Food Autism Lawsuit Filed Over “Staggering Amounts of Toxic Heavy Metals” in Beech-Nut and Gerber Brands

  April 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed against Beech-Nut and Gerber claims toxic heavy metals in their baby food products led to a child's autism diagnosis.

• FDA Urges Congress to Establish National Food Lead Testing Requirements

  April 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  FDA Administrator Robert Califf is asking Congress to put forward new legislation allowing the FDA to test for lead and other heavy metals in U.S. food products.

• Lawsuits Over Baby Food Toxic Metals Causing Autism, ADHD Consolidated in Northern District of California

  April 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has ordered all baby food toxic metal lawsuits consolidated before one federal judge in Northern California for pretrial proceedings over claims of autism and ADHD injuries.

• JMPL to Reconsider Consolidation of Baby Food Autism and ADHD Lawsuits Over Toxic Metal Contamination

  February 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has agreed to hear oral arguments for a second time on whether baby food autism and ADHD lawsuits over toxic heavy metal contamination should be consolidated into a multidistrict litigation.

• Autism Lawsuit Filed Over Toxic Metals in Gerber, Sprout, and Walmart Baby Food Products

  January 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Nevada woman has filed an autism lawsuit against several major baby food manufacturers, blaming her son's developmental problems on the presence of toxic heavy metals in their products.

• MDL Sought for Toxic Baby Food Lawsuits Over Autism, ADHD Caused By Metal Contamination

  January 10, 2024

  Russell Maas

  A group of plaintiffs are petitioning a panel of federal judges to consolidate a growing number of baby food autism and ADHD lawsuits filed over contaminated baby food products.

• Teething Wafers Class Action Lawsuit Refiled Over Toxic Metals in Kroger’s Simple Truth Organic Rice Rusks

  December 12, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of parents have refiled a teething wafers class action lawsuit against major retailers, such as Kroger and Harris Teeter, saying they sold baby food products that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals.

• Baby Food Testing for Heavy Metals May Be Required in California

  September 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  California is poised to pass a new law requiring baby food sold in that state to be tested every month for toxic heavy metals.

• Autism Lawsuit Against Baby Food Manufacturers Over Toxic Metal Contamination Dismissed In Advance of Trial

  August 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An autism lawsuit filed by the parents of a young boy was dismissed after a California judge rejected testimony linking the ailment to his consumption of heavy metals in baby food products.

• Report Finds Baby Foods Have Heavy Metals Years After Concerns Over Autism Risks Emerged

  June 28, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report shows that some baby foods have heavy metals at dangerous levels years after warning flags were raised.