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.
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.
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
The FDA has issued a number of letters to the infant formula manufacturing industry in recent months, warning about safety violations and urging companies to inform the agency of any potential baby food contamination.
Officials are requiring several infant formula manufacturers to sanitize their production plants after identifying cronobacter contamination that could pose serious health risks to infants.
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.
Baby foods made with sweet potatoes and rice were of particular concern due to levels of lead absorbed from their growing soil
Distributor sent contaminated Gerber Good Start formula to grocery stores and retailers in at least eight states, after infant formula recall was issued
This is the latest of a number of infant formula recalls announced in recent months following a massive Similac cronobacter recall last year which led to widespread illnesses and a formula shortage.
Parents seek both compensation for baby food heavy metals causing autism, and seek to stop manufacturers from endangering children with the potentially toxic products.
