January 03, 2022
Food and beverage attorneys will have their hands full in 2022 litigating a slew of claims that baby food contains toxic heavy metals, that environmentally sustainable products don't live up to their claims, that "natural" labeling is misleading, and that poultry, pork and beef producers rigged product prices.
June 08, 2021
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said Monday it will not group together suits targeting baby food manufacturers over the alleged presence of toxic metals in their products, saying the companies' marketing and manufacturing practices vary too much for centralization.
May 27, 2021
Hain Celestial Group and a number of parents suing the baby food maker and others over alleged toxins in their products on Thursday urged the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation not to create an industrywide MDL, saying grouping all the claims against baby food companies wouldn't speed up the litigation.
May 14, 2021
A New York federal judge has consolidated several lawsuits alleging that Hain Celestial Group Inc.'s baby foods contain toxic heavy metals and it hid this from consumers, while excising similar claims against Gerber Products Co. from consolidation.
March 16, 2021
A bid to consolidate in New York's Eastern District numerous potential class actions against baby food makers for alleged high levels of toxic metals is being opposed by some of the companies, including Gerber, which argue their suits shouldn't be lumped in with the suits against Hain Celestial Group.
February 09, 2021
The New York attorney general on Tuesday called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take action on a congressional report revealing high levels of toxins in major baby food brands, saying safety shouldn't be controversial as lawsuits against baby food makers begin to mount.