Contaminated with Harmful Substances

Carcinogen Found in Neutrogena Sunscreens Class Action

This class action pertains to sunscreens from the Neutrogena Corporation. The complaint alleges that the Neutrogena sunscreens contain benzene, which it calls “a carcinogenic impurity that has been linked to leukemia and other cancers.” The presence of benzene, the complaint claims, makes the sunscreens “adulterated and misbranded” and “illegal to sell under federal law…”  Read more

Kraft Mac & Cheese Phthalates Content Massachusetts Class Action

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese products are childhood comfort food for many people, but the complaint for this class action alleges that the products contain chemical substances called ortho-phthalates, or just phthalates. The complaint claims that Kraft Heinz Foods Company, the maker, “has been aware that its Products contain phthalates” for years now, “but [it] has  Read more

Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Wrongful Death Multidistrict Litigation

A massive multidistrict litigation (MDL) is ongoing against Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc., Imerys Talc America, Inc., and Personal Care Products Council (PCPC). The lawsuit is entitled In Re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation. The document attached below is a Short-Form Complaint meant  Read more

Manufacturers Permit Heavy Metals in Baby Food Class Action

A recent US House of Representatives Subcommittee report has led to a rash of lawsuits against baby food makers, because it found heavy metals in samples of baby food. This class action brings suit against four of them—Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Gerber Products Company, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, and Plum, PBC. It alleges their baby foods  Read more

Walmart Parent’s Choice Heavy Metals in Baby Food Class Action

Walmart’s line of baby foods is called Parent’s Choice. It includes snacks, “rice rusks,” and traditional jars of pureed foods. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the baby foods contain toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, that threaten children’s health and well-being. The complaint refers to a Congressional Subcommittee  Read more

Parent’s Choice Baby Foods Contain Heavy Metals Class Action

When the House of Representatives Subcommittee was investigating heavy metals in baby foods, Walmart’s Parent’s Choice was one of the makers that refused to cooperate with the investigation. The complaint for this class action alleges that Walmart “chose to omit or conceal” that its Parent’s Choice baby foods “contained, or were at risk of containing,  Read more

Beech-Nut Baby Foods Contain Heavy Metals Class Action

Beech-Nut Nutrition Company makes baby foods that it markets as being “100% Natural” and good for babies. However, the complaint for this class action allege that Beech-Nut baby foods actually contain significant amounts of heavy metals that may harm infants and children. The allegations are based on two reports, including one from a Congressional subcommittee.  Read more

Plum Organics Baby Food and Heavy Metals California Class Action

The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, Committee on Oversight and Reform published a report on baby foods produced by the seven largest baby food companies in the US, finding that they are “tainted with significant levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury.” Plum was not one of  Read more

Happy Baby’s Baby Food Contains Heavy Metals Class Action

When parents buy baby foods, they expect that the makers will have taken care to make the foods healthy and safe. But a recent Congressional Subcommittee report has shown that a number of the most popular brands of baby foods contain heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. The complaint for this class  Read more

ArtNaturals Hand Sanitizers Benzene Content Class Action

This class action brings suit against Virgin Scent, Inc., which does business as ArtNaturals, for its hand sanitizer products. The complaint alleges that the hand sanitizers contain benzene, which is a known carcinogen, “at levels many multiples of the emergency, interim limit set by” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Read more