Link Between Toxic Baby Food and Autism, ADHD Will Be Evaluated by MDL Judge in December 2025
Series of hearings will be held by the Court to weigh the strength of science showing that heavy metals in baby food cause autism or ADHD in children.
Series of hearings will be held by the Court to weigh the strength of science showing that heavy metals in baby food cause autism or ADHD in children.
Medical records, receipts and other documents must be preserved, which may be relevant to baby food heavy metal lawsuits being pursued by families of children diagnosed with autism or ADHD.
Testing results may help families prove that their children developed ADHD or autism from baby food products contaminated with toxic levels of heavy metals.
Plaintiffs submitted a master complaint outlining allegations that will be repeated in baby food lawsuits being pursued against Beech-Nut, Gerber, Hain, Nurture and other manufacturers of products tainted with toxic metals.
Parties disagree on whether families should be allowed to file multi-plaintiff complaints as part of any direct filing of baby food lawsuits with the MDL court.
Dozens of families have filed baby food injury lawsuits against Gerber, Beech-Nut and other major manufacturers, alleging that children developed ADHD and autism from toxic heavy metals in their products
A growing number of lawsuits have been filed against Gerber, Nurture, Beech-Nut and other popular brands, each involving allegations that children developed ADHD or autism from toxic baby food.
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.
All but one baby food tested contained at least two toxic metals, according to investigative report that highlights the continuing risks children face from contaminated baby food