Holle Baby Food Class Action Claims JSG Babyfood Fails To Disclose Its Products Contain Toxic Heavy Metals

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Holle Baby Food Toxic Heavy Metals Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Maria del Carmen Vasquez de Maldonado filed a class action lawsuit against JSG Babyfood LLC. 
• Why: Vasquez de Maldonado claims JSG misleads consumers by not disclosing its Holle and Holle Organic brand baby food products contain toxic heavy metals. 
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court. 

JSG Babyfood LLC misled consumers by marketing and selling Holle and Holle Organic brand baby food products containing toxic heavy metals, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

Plaintiff Maria del Carmen Vasquez de Maldonado claims JSG neither lists heavy metals in the ingredients of its baby food products nor warns consumers about the potential presence of them. She also claims that, rather than be honest about the presence of heavy metals in its baby food products, JSG instead advertises on its website that its baby foods are “Lead Free” and have “No detectable traces of heavy metals.” 

The presence of heavy metals in JSG’s baby food products was discovered in December after laboratory testing ordered by the New York State Attorney General’s Office, according to the class action lawsuit. 

Holle Baby Food Test Shows All Samples Test Positive for Heavy Metals

Vasquez de Maldonado claims all 18 of the Holle baby food samples tested came back positive for containing various levels of heavy metals, including cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic. 

“Not a single sample from Defendant did not contain heavy metals,” the class action lawsuit states.

In response to the findings, the New York State Attorney General’s Office told JSG that it should remove claims from its website and marketing materials that its products don’t contain any heavy metals. 

Vasquez de Maldonado claims JSG knowingly misled consumers about the presence of heavy metals in its baby food products since it knew they would be “unwilling to purchase baby food that contains toxic heavy metals.”

“Defendant capitalized on Plaintiff and Class Members’ desire to purchase baby food that was safe and healthy for the infants and children,” the class action lawsuit states.

Vasquez de Maldonado claims JSG is guilty of breach of express warranty, fraudulent concealment and unjust enrichment and in violation of New York General Business Law. 

Plaintiff is demanding a jury trial and requesting injunctive relief along with monetary, statutory, treble and punitive damages for herself and all class members.

Vasquez de Maldonado wants to represent a nationwide class and New York subclass of consumers who purchased Holle and Holle Organic brand baby food products contaminated with toxic heavy metals.

A similar class action lawsuit was filed in January against Plum Organics over claims the baby food manufacturer failed to disclose that its products contained high levels of toxic heavy metals. 

You may qualify for a lawsuit claim review under the following circumstances if you have a child who consumed baby foods contaminated with toxic metals and was diagnosed with Autism, another neurological disorder or a cognitive deficiency (links to paid attorney content).

The plaintiff is represented by Jason P. Sultzer, Joseph Lipari and Daniel Markowitz of The Sultzer Law Group P.C.; David C. Magagna Jr. and Charles E. Schaffer of Levin Sedran & Berman; and Jeffrey K. Brown of Leeds Brown Law, P.C.

The Holle Baby Food Toxic Heavy Metals Class Action Lawsuit is Vasquez de Maldonado v. JSG Babyfood LLC, Case No. 1:22-cv-01920, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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