Mead Johnson Sheds Infant Formula Heavy Metal Deception Suit

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. convinced a federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging it failed to warn parents that multiple infant formula products contained unsafe levels of heavy metals.

Though the consumer alleged Enfamil products contained levels of lead, cadmium, and arsenic that exceeded thresholds set by federal agencies, the consumer didn’t plausibly allege those allowable limits are the threshold at which the metals become dangerous to human health, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Monday.

As a result, the consumer failed to plead a duty to disclose the presence of the metals, ...