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Scientific journal The Lancet recently published a series of three new studies highlighting the strategies baby formula manufacturers use to sell cow’s milk-based formula to parents. In its executive summary, The Lancet editors describe these tactics as underhanded and “designed to prey on parents’ fears…
In a letter dated January 27, 2023, four members of Congress urged the FDA to take more action when it comes to making baby food safe. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) acknowledged that the FDA recently issued…
About two years ago, the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report indicating “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods. Later, on September 29, 2021, they released an update on that report, revealing new evidence that…
Millions of Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleepers and nearly 700,000 Kids II Rocking Sleepers were recalled in April 2019. Yet even after those recalls, some babies reportedly died when sleeping in these products. On January 9, 2023, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned parents and caregivers not to use infant head-shaping pillows to prevent or treat any medical condition. The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants and may contribute to the risk of suffocation and death.…
Three plaintiffs from Texas, Indiana, and Washington State recently filed a new class-action baby food lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The plaintiffs claim that defendants The Kroger Company d/b/a Simple Truth Organic; Harris Teeter, LLC; and Fred Meyer…
On April 8, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) baby formula lawsuits centralized in the Northern District of Illinois. Since then, the parties have been working toward selecting a small number of cases to go…
On April 8, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed NEC baby formula lawsuits into the Northern District of Illinois for pre-trial proceedings. U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer was selected to oversee the proceedings. In a September 7,…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently concluded an internal review of its actions related to the U.S. infant formula shortage. According to a press release, the review allowed investigators to identify five major areas where the FDA could improve. One key finding was…
The Pembroke Pines Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Fund recently filed a new baby formula class action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories and its top management. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants concealed information about the safety of its products while putting “profitability ahead of children’s…
