( October 16, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A plaintiff on behalf of a minor with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sued Gerber Products Co. and Nestlé Usa Inc. in a Florida federal court, alleging that the defendants knowingly sold baby food products that were contaminated with toxic heavy metals and that the defendants’ systematic neurodevelopmental poisoning of infants has contributed in part to the unprecedented epidemic of ASD and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) spreading throughout the country....