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8 hours ago Two of the plaintiffs in the ongoing multidistrict baby food litigation against Gerber Products Company and others have joined other plaintiffs in requesting related actions to be consolidated and transferred to a new venue, per a Tuesday filing; however, unlike other movants hoping to proceed in the Eastern District of New York, the pair argued that the case should resume in the Southern District of Florida.
This filing is one of many across the country related to allegations that certain baby food products contain high levels of heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury that came after an early February report by the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy exposed these allegedly “dangerous levels” of toxins in the products, as Law Street Media reported.
ANALYTICS: The Emerging Trend of Baby Food Safety Litigation
March 14, 2021 On February 4, the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy published a report claiming that baby food products contain “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” which it said could cause harm to babies and children, specifically regarding their cognitive development. Days after this announcement, lawsuits began to be filed against Gerber Products Company and Beech-Nut, and later against each company that the report said responded to the subcommittee’s request for testing data and every baby food company mentioned in the report.
In addition to these lawsuits, the report also led to requests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) create standards for levels of certain heavy metals for baby foods, including one from New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Although this is not common for foods, there are FDA standards for heavy metal levels in bottled water and some other items.
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Are baby foods subject to stricter standards that adult foods? The short answer is, not really. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has specific guidelines for baby formulas, labeling requirements for baby and toddler foods, and maximum allowable levels of arsenic in baby rice cereal. These requirements are not unlike requirements for other foods, but should baby food requirements be stricter than those for adult foods? Recently, baby foods have come under scrutiny following reports of allegedly high levels of heavy metals in baby food. This led to a Congressional investigation.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Are baby foods subject to stricter standards that adult foods? The short answer is, not really. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has specific guidelines for baby formulas, labeling requirements for baby and toddler foods, and maximum allowable levels of arsenic in baby rice cereal. These requirements are not unlike requirements for other foods, but should baby food requirements be stricter than those for adult foods? Recently, baby foods have come under scrutiny following reports of allegedly high levels of heavy metals in baby food. This led to a Congressional investigation.
On February 4, 2021, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a staff report entitled “Baby Foods Are Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury” (“Staff Report”). The Staff Report recommended additional testing and FDA regulations. The
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February 23, 2021
Lawsuits regarding alleged fraud in the baby food industry following a House Subcommittee report continued to develop on Friday. Walmart and Sprouts were named as defendants in a District of Kansas class-action complaint along with Beech-Nut Nutrition Company; Campbell Soup Company, which produces Plum Organic foods; Gerber Products Company; Hain Celestial Group; and Nurture, Inc; each of which has been involved in multiple previous lawsuits concerning heavy metals found in baby food products.
Specifically, the defendants included North Castle Partners, which does business as Sprout Foods, Inc., and Walmart, Inc., which produces Parent’s Choice brand baby foods. These two companies were not listed among the others previously, possibly because the report published by the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy on February 4, 2021, did not contain information about th