Baby Food Makers Win Lawsuit Alleging Heavy Metals-Autism Link

Hain Celestial Group Inc., Gerber Products Co., and other baby food companies won dismissal of a suit linking heavy metals to a child’s autism.

Proof linking the heavy metals to the child’s condition fell short, Judge Lawrence P. Riff of the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, said.

A toxicology expert’s evidence was unreliable because he based his conclusions on “assumptions” about the dose, or amount, of heavy metals the child ingested, Riff said.

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