{"id":49182,"date":"2026-07-31T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=61aa07a697016e9032f812e39de8ab03"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:48:00","slug":"hagens-berman-amazon-hit-with-consumer-lawsuit-alleging-orgain-protein-powder-contains-heavy-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=49182","title":{"rendered":"Hagens Berman: Amazon Hit with Consumer Lawsuit Alleging Orgain Protein Powder Contains Heavy Metals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following consumer litigation against Costco, Amazon is the latest retailer facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly tainted Orgain products<\/i><\/p><\/a><\/a>

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$AMZN<\/a> #amazon<\/a>--Amazon.com is the latest retailer facing consumer litigation alleging the world\u2019s largest online retailer knowingly sold Orgain protein powder contaminated with toxic levels of heavy metals<\/a>, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman.<\/p>

Attorneys filed the lawsuit July 31, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and accuse Amazon of violating state consumer protection laws by selling Orgain protein powder that independent testing has revealed contains harmful levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic.<\/p>

If you purchased Orgain protein powder from Amazon, find out more about the lawsuit and your consumer rights.<\/a><\/p>

\u201cThough the Contaminated Products are represented on Amazon\u2019s website as having beneficial attributes such as \u2018Cleaner Ingredients,\u2019 \u2018Quality Ingredients,\u2019 \u2018Higher Standards,\u2019 and providing \u2018Feel Good Energy,\u2019 the Contaminated Products\u2019 representations are not true and are misleading, as the Contaminated Products are tainted with heavy metals which include lead, cadmium, and arsenic,\u201d the lawsuit states.<\/p>

Reporting by the Clean Label Project and Consumer Reports showed detectable levels of heavy metals in protein powder products, and independent laboratory testing conducted by plaintiff\u2019s counsel confirmed the presence of heavy metals in the Orgain products, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>

Amazon\u2019s Duty to Consumers<\/b><\/p>

The lawsuit alleges Amazon failed to uphold its duty to ensure products were not deceptively, misleadingly, unfairly or falsely marketed, and that Amazon should have ensured all material information about the products was fully and properly disclosed.<\/p>

\u201cConsumers don\u2019t buy products on Amazon expecting them to be tainted with dangerous levels of toxic substances, and that\u2019s because Amazon has a duty to ensure that doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d said Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman. \u201cHeavy metals are a known human health risk.\u201d<\/p>

According to the lawsuit, there is no safe level of human exposure to lead, cadmium or arsenic. Exposure can cause negative health effects, including various cancers, gastric and vascular disorders, and liver, kidney and brain damage. Exposure to lead contributed to more than 3.5 million deaths globally in 2023.<\/p>

\u201cAmazon has more than 130 million unique customers, meaning the scale of this contamination may be especially significant,\u201d Berman said.<\/p>

The lawsuit\u2019s named plaintiff purchased 36 containers of the allegedly contaminated products at approximately $30 per container (approximately $1,080 total) and states she would not have purchased at any price had Amazon disclosed the presence of heavy metals. According to the complaint, the Orgain products were used by her family daily, including her child, making the presence of heavy metals all the more concerning: \u201cLead is particularly dangerous to the health and well-being of small children, and early childhood exposure to lead is known to cause behavioral health problems\u2026\u201d<\/p>

Big Box Retailers, Big Oversights<\/b><\/p>

The lawsuit further alleges that Amazon\u2019s sheer size and scale add to its culpability: \u201cAmazon\u2019s failure to disclose was not the result of ignorance or inability. As one of the largest retailers in the world, with annual revenues exceeding $240 billion, Amazon has the resources and capability to test products for heavy metal contamination and to require disclosure from its suppliers.\u201d<\/p>

The suit follows a separate class-action lawsuit against Costco<\/a> Wholesale Corporation filed by the firm over related claims that Costco misrepresented products on its website product pages.<\/p>

Find out more about the lawsuit against Amazon related to allegations of heavy metals in Orgain protein powder products.<\/a><\/p>

About Hagens Berman<\/b><\/a><\/p>

Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm with a tenacious drive for achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and fraud. Since its founding in 1993, the firm's determination has earned it numerous national accolades, awards and titles of \"Most Feared Plaintiff's Firm,\" MVPs and Trailblazers of class-action law. More about the law firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw<\/a>.<\/p>

Attorney advertising.<\/p> Contacts<\/b>

Media Contact<\/b>Ash Klannpr@hbsslaw.com<\/a>206-268-9363<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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