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Maryland Requires Baby Food Manufacturers to Test for Toxic Heavy Metals

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We want to inform you of a new law in Maryland, effective January 1, 2025, that mandates baby food manufacturers to test for toxic heavy metals, excluding infant formula. Known as Rudy’s Law, this legislation was inspired by...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

Concluding that Plaintiffs Had Pleaded Sufficient Facts to Hold Non-Manufacturing Retailer Liable, U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses...

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A recent Congressional report identified the risk of toxic heavy metal contamination of various brands of commercial baby food. Palmquist v. Hain Celestial Group is one of the first of many cases pending nationwide seeking...more

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California Court Hears Plaintiff’s Expert Testimony in Bellwether Baby Food Toxic Metals Case

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On February 3, 2022 a Los Angeles County, California judge concluded an early evidentiary hearing centered on the opinions from four of the plaintiff’s experts in one of the nation’s first lawsuits over baby food allegedly...more

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Can Heavy Metals Found in Baby Food Cause Autism? What Parents Need to Know About Toxic Baby Food Lawsuits

Dozens of baby food lawsuits have been filed by families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here’s what parents should know about the ongoing litigation....more

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Democratic Attorneys General Ask FDA to Set Heavy Metal Levels for Baby Food

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A group of 23 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James, petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to set limits on the permissible levels of heavy metals in baby food...more

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