Neocate Baby Formula Lawsuit | Lawsuits for Neocate Broken Bones

Neocate baby formula has been found to cause rickets, spontaneous bone fractures, and skeletal deformities in infants and children. Touted as complete nutrition for babies and children with significant food allergies, seven different Neocate baby formulas are sold in the United States. A 2017 study in the medical journal Bone indicates children taking Neocate are at risk of declining blood phosphorus levels, resulting in bone weakness, pain, broken bones, deformities, and stunted growth. Neocate bone problems cause pain, suffering, and permanent skeletal injuries in children already suffering from significant health problems.

Neocate baby formula is a product of Nutricia U.S. and is a subsidiary of Groupe Danone of France. While the company reportedly denied initial complaints connecting rickets and broken bones to Neocate, Nutricia eventually convened an expert panel to investigate the issue. Then in April of 2018, Nutricia quietly rolled out new formulations of the product featuring a version of phosphorous that is more readily absorbable by infants and children. The company issued a warning to medical providers to closely monitor children for Neocate rickets symptoms but has never warned the public of the risk of broken bones from Neocate baby formula. The parent company, Danone, reported global sales of $28.8 billion in 2017.

Today, Nutricia is facing difficult questions as to why early reports were ignored and parents were not warned of the risk for Neocate problems. If your child suffered from broken bones, rickets, or skeletal problems from Neocate, you may have legal grounds to file a Neocate rickets lawsuit. Attorneys handling Neocate lawsuits believe families whose child was harmed by baby formula side effects may be eligible for significant compensation for the pain, medical expenses, and damage caused by baby formula.