Parents trust baby food manufacturers to provide safe and nutritious products for their children. However, a wave of lawsuits and new testing have unveiled a disturbing reality: toxic heavy metals are in several popular baby food brands. These metals may lead to developmental complications in children, such as autism and ADHD.
In 2019, Healthy Babies Bright Future (HBBF) identified high levels of neurotoxins like lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium in 95% of tested baby foods. While these metals are found in most foods, their presence in baby food is of particular concern as babies are more susceptible to their neurological impacts. Even trace amounts of these chemicals can hinder brain development in babies.
Following the 2019 HBBF study, a congressional subcommittee released a surprising report in 2021 detailing the concerning levels of neurotoxins in prominent brands like HappyBaby, Plum Organics, Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best Organic, Gerber, Sprout Organic Foods, and Parent’s Choice.
“While baby food manufacturers are quick to tout how their products are organic and that they only use the best ingredients, they conveniently withhold information from parents surrounding the unsafe toxic metals in their products,”said Michael Blom, Esq., a leading mass tort attorney and partner at The Lake Law Firm.
Introducing stricter regulations and consequences for toxic metals in baby food has been a slow process, leaving parents frustrated. Individuals who blame neurotoxins for their children’s autism or ADHD are taking matters into their own hands by filing baby food toxic metal lawsuits against manufacturers. The Lake Law Firm is advocating for children who have suffered neurological delays from eating contaminated baby food.
As the FDA inches closer to implementing limits on toxic metals in baby foods, parents are filing claims to raise awareness and hold the baby food industry accounatable for controlling heavy metals. Affected families hope to force baby food companies to reduce heavy metals in their food and be more transparent about contaminants in their products.
“Pollution and pesticides have made it increasingly difficult to remove these heavy metals from our food supply entirely, but that doesn’t give baby food companies a free pass to hide what’s in their products,” argued Blom. “These companies are doing a complete disservice to the children they claim to care so much about.”
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience as a personal injury attorney, Edward J. Lake, Esq., established The Lake Law Firm to ensure legal representation is available to the masses. The devoted lawyers at The Lake Law Firm firmly operate under the fundamental principle that justice is for all by defending the rights of anyone wrongfully hurt by dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, or other faulty products.
Learn more about how The Lake Law Firm is supporting children impacted by toxic metals in baby food at its website, https://thelakelawfirm.com/blog/mass-torts/ausonia2, or by calling 631-510-8281.
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