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Coterie Baby advertises that its diapers provide “up to 4x more absorbency” and “up to 3x drier skin” compared to “leading brands.” P&G, the maker of Pampers – one of the two leading brands of diapers – challenged this...more
On March 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of Operation Stork Speed “to enhance [FDA’s] efforts to ensure the ongoing quality, safety,...more
In recent years, the safety of baby food has become a top priority for state attorneys general (AG) and federal agencies. In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its “Closer to Zero” plan to...more
In December 2024, we reported on a City of St. Louis, Missouri jury verdict in favor of baby formula manufacturers in a lawsuit claiming their specialized infant formulas for premature babies caused an infant to develop...more
A New York federal district court recently dismissed a consolidated class action against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company (“Beech-Nut”), the manufacturer of baby food allegedly containing toxic levels of heavy metals, for failure...more
At the end of last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved an Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes CPSC’s strategic priorities and resource allocations for the coming year. Stated...more
On January 6, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final guidance establishing action levels for lead in processed food intended for babies and young children. This is the first FDA guidance directly...more
During September 2024’s “Baby Safety Month,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published its annual report detailing injuries and deaths associated with nursery products among children under the age of five. CPSC...more
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a new rule on September 18, 2024, which will implement the first-ever federal safety standards for infant nursing pillows. This rule comes in response to 154 infant...more
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking to mandate voluntary safety standards for infant/toddler rockers. In October 2023, CPSC published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to address associated risks....more
Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Florida - On Thursday April 18, a Florida jury found the talcum powder in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder product did not cause the ovarian cancer of deceased Sarasota...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") launched a market study on 20 February 2024 into baby formula, the latest development in a broader focus on the food and grocery sector....more
The Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, which went into effect on November 12, 2022, makes it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, manufacture for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States padded crib...more
What formula brands are affected? This recall only relates to the following Similac®, Alimentum®, and EleCare® powdered formula produce at the Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis, Michigan...more
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, October 4, 2022 - The Asbestos Case Tracker has followed every step in Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy case. Recently, Plaintiff LTL Management (“Debtor”)...more
There has been a nationwide shortage of infant formula following a recall and temporary closure of a major infant formula manufacturing facility in February 2022. This facility supplied as much as 40% of the nation’s infant...more
On May 24, 2022, the FTC announced a widespread inquiry into the ongoing infant formula shortage. The agency had been tasked by the White House with investigating any price gouging or unfair market practices in the industry....more
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
One of the federal government’s top consumer watchdogs has roused itself from its torpor and, finally, moved to ban what a leading independent group calls “dangerous infant sleepers and other products that do not align with...more
California’s Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 – or “Prop. 65” – requires “clear and reasonable warnings” on consumer products sold in California if use of the products...more
The headline in The Washington Post said it all: “Fisher-Price invented a popular baby sleeper without medical safety tests and kept selling it, even as babies died.” Not a stitch of clinical research was conducted, nor...more
On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, cleared Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of liability in a lawsuit brought by Ricardo Rimondi, who alleged that asbestos in the company’s talcum powder...more
Although research has shown that asbestos can cause cancer and other harmful illnesses and the federal government has sought to limit and even ban its use, yet another sizable judgment in a tainted talc case and the discovery...more
In a new phase of asbestos litigation, attorneys representing individuals who developed mesothelioma without any known industrial exposure to asbestos have set their sights on talcum powder manufacturers and talc mining...more
When it comes to a baby's room, many parents find that matching is a must. One type of "matching" item that many consumers purchase is a pad that lines the interior of a crib, known as a crib bumper. Indeed, crib bumpers are...more