Birmingham Gerber Baby Food Lawyer

Gerber Baby Food Attorney Serving Alabama

Heavy Metals Found in Gerber Baby Food

DeGaris Law is currently investigating claims involving the childhood development of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) after consuming
baby food products manufactured by Gerber. The issue found was they had knowingly sold baby foods with high
levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. While other brands of baby food have issued recalls
on products that tested above dangerous thresholds for arsenic in baby foods, Gerber refused
to issue a recall of its baby foods.

The Link Between Toxic Baby Food and ASD/ADHD

Numerous scientific studies conducted since 2010 have shown a strong link between the exposure
to heavy metals in young babies and neurodevelopmental disorders like ASD and ADHD. Heavy
metals, such as lead, interrupt the dopamine pathway, which results in dopaminergic neuron
damage and the disruption of calcium-dependent neurotransmitters. This disruption of
neurotransmitters leads to the development of ADHD. Children who ingested high levels of lead
have been found to have more than double the risk for ADHD development.
A 2013 study that investigated the level of heavy metals in children with ASD and the possible
association of heavy metals. The scientists concluded that children with autism have higher than
average levels of neurotoxic metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, and these levels
of heavy metals are strongly associated with variations in the severity of autism.