Plum Gets Baby Food Heavy Metals Consumer Suits Dismissed

Parents alleging Plum PBC concealed the presence of heavy metals in baby foods lack standing to sue because their allegations don’t show they suffered financial harm, a federal judge in New Jersey said, dismissing their proposed class suits.

Without facts supporting adverse health consequences or plausible allegations of future risk, plaintiffs can’t assert that the products are valueless, Judge Noel L. Hillman of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey said.

The lawsuits were part of a wave of litigation against baby food companies that followed a February 2021 House Oversight subcommittee report that found seven brands ...