{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"105341","rtpr_id":"nBw6Fqpwqa","ticker":"AMZN","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["AMZN"],"title":"Hagens Berman: Amazon Hit with Consumer Lawsuit Alleging Orgain Protein Powder Contains Heavy Metals","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-07-31T16:48:00.125Z","article_body":"Hagens Berman: Amazon Hit with Consumer Lawsuit Alleging Orgain Protein Powder\nContains Heavy Metals\n\nFollowing consumer litigation against Costco, Amazon is the latest retailer\nfacing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly tainted Orgain products\n\nAmazon.com is the latest retailer facing consumer litigation alleging the\nworld’s largest online retailer knowingly sold Orgain protein powder\ncontaminated with toxic levels of heavy metals\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Famazon-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=Orgain+protein+powder+contaminated+with+toxic+levels+of+heavy+metals&index=1&md5=521343c3217c093cb3ecda73cb8a95fe)\n, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman.\n\nAttorneys filed the lawsuit July 31, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the\nWestern District of Washington and accuse Amazon of violating state consumer\nprotection laws by selling Orgain protein powder that independent testing has\nrevealed contains harmful levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic.\n\nIf you purchased Orgain protein powder from Amazon, find out more about the\nlawsuit and your consumer rights.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Famazon-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=If+you+purchased+Orgain+protein+powder+from+Amazon%2C+find+out+more+about+the+lawsuit+and+your+consumer+rights.&index=2&md5=3001b328bd6f022c46a87b92d2e41c76)\n\n“Though the Contaminated Products are represented on Amazon’s website as\nhaving beneficial attributes such as ‘Cleaner Ingredients,’ ‘Quality\nIngredients,’ ‘Higher Standards,’ and providing ‘Feel Good Energy,’\nthe Contaminated Products’ representations are not true and are misleading,\nas the Contaminated Products are tainted with heavy metals which include lead,\ncadmium, and arsenic,” the lawsuit states.\n\nReporting by the Clean Label Project and Consumer Reports showed detectable\nlevels of heavy metals in protein powder products, and independent laboratory\ntesting conducted by plaintiff’s counsel confirmed the presence of heavy\nmetals in the Orgain products, according to the lawsuit.\n\nAmazon’s Duty to Consumers\n\nThe lawsuit alleges Amazon failed to uphold its duty to ensure products were\nnot deceptively, misleadingly, unfairly or falsely marketed, and that Amazon\nshould have ensured all material information about the products was fully and\nproperly disclosed.\n\n“Consumers don’t buy products on Amazon expecting them to be tainted with\ndangerous levels of toxic substances, and that’s because Amazon has a duty\nto ensure that doesn’t happen,” said Steve Berman, managing partner and\nco-founder of Hagens Berman. “Heavy metals are a known human health risk.”\n\nAccording to the lawsuit, there is no safe level of human exposure to lead,\ncadmium or arsenic. Exposure can cause negative health effects, including\nvarious cancers, gastric and vascular disorders, and liver, kidney and brain\ndamage. Exposure to lead contributed to more than 3.5 million deaths globally\nin 2023.\n\n“Amazon has more than 130 million unique customers, meaning the scale of\nthis contamination may be especially significant,” Berman said.\n\nThe lawsuit’s named plaintiff purchased 36 containers of the allegedly\ncontaminated products at approximately $30 per container (approximately $1,080\ntotal) and states she would not have purchased at any price had Amazon\ndisclosed the presence of heavy metals. According to the complaint, the Orgain\nproducts were used by her family daily, including her child, making the\npresence of heavy metals all the more concerning: “Lead is particularly\ndangerous to the health and well-being of small children, and early childhood\nexposure to lead is known to cause behavioral health problems…”\n\nBig Box Retailers, Big Oversights\n\nThe lawsuit further alleges that Amazon’s sheer size and scale add to its\nculpability: “Amazon’s failure to disclose was not the result of ignorance\nor inability. As one of the largest retailers in the world, with annual\nrevenues exceeding $240 billion, Amazon has the resources and capability to\ntest products for heavy metal contamination and to require disclosure from its\nsuppliers.”\n\nThe suit follows a separate class-action lawsuit against Costco\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Fcostco-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=class-action+lawsuit+against+Costco&index=3&md5=95a5755a875c7918e0744be04b8c002e)\nWholesale Corporation filed by the firm over related claims that Costco\nmisrepresented products on its website product pages.\n\nFind out more about the lawsuit against Amazon related to allegations of heavy\nmetals in Orgain protein powder products.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Famazon-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=Find+out+more+about+the+lawsuit+against+Amazon+related+to+allegations+of+heavy+metals+in+Orgain+protein+powder+products.&index=4&md5=e17e7bf47320c3b90195e0b2068f7d95)\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2F&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=About+Hagens+Berman&index=5&md5=56d43c2bc162b75e306f4a3468587f80)\n\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm with\na tenacious drive for achieving real results for those harmed by corporate\nnegligence and fraud. Since its founding in 1993, the firm's determination has\nearned it numerous national accolades, awards and titles of \"Most Feared\nPlaintiff's Firm,\" MVPs and Trailblazers of class-action law. More about the\nlaw firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for\nupdates and news at @ClassActionLaw\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FClassActionLaw&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=%40ClassActionLaw&index=6&md5=8d5a6681b5113c4c484901368c877515)\n.\n\nAttorney advertising.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730743581/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730743581/en/)\n\nMedia Contact\nAsh Klann\npr@hbsslaw.com (mailto:pr@hbsslaw.com) \n206-268-9363\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6Fqpwqa","title":"Hagens Berman: Amazon Hit with Consumer Lawsuit Alleging Orgain Protein Powder Contains Heavy Metals","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"AMZN","created":"2026-07-31T16:48:00.125Z","tickers":["AMZN"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Hagens Berman: Amazon Hit with Consumer Lawsuit Alleging Orgain Protein Powder\nContains Heavy Metals\n\nFollowing consumer litigation against Costco, Amazon is the latest retailer\nfacing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly tainted Orgain products\n\nAmazon.com is the latest retailer facing consumer litigation alleging the\nworld’s largest online retailer knowingly sold Orgain protein powder\ncontaminated with toxic levels of heavy metals\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Famazon-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=Orgain+protein+powder+contaminated+with+toxic+levels+of+heavy+metals&index=1&md5=521343c3217c093cb3ecda73cb8a95fe)\n, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman.\n\nAttorneys filed the lawsuit July 31, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the\nWestern District of Washington and accuse Amazon of violating state consumer\nprotection laws by selling Orgain protein powder that independent testing has\nrevealed contains harmful levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic.\n\nIf you purchased Orgain protein powder from Amazon, find out more about the\nlawsuit and your consumer rights.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Famazon-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=If+you+purchased+Orgain+protein+powder+from+Amazon%2C+find+out+more+about+the+lawsuit+and+your+consumer+rights.&index=2&md5=3001b328bd6f022c46a87b92d2e41c76)\n\n“Though the Contaminated Products are represented on Amazon’s website as\nhaving beneficial attributes such as ‘Cleaner Ingredients,’ ‘Quality\nIngredients,’ ‘Higher Standards,’ and providing ‘Feel Good Energy,’\nthe Contaminated Products’ representations are not true and are misleading,\nas the Contaminated Products are tainted with heavy metals which include lead,\ncadmium, and arsenic,” the lawsuit states.\n\nReporting by the Clean Label Project and Consumer Reports showed detectable\nlevels of heavy metals in protein powder products, and independent laboratory\ntesting conducted by plaintiff’s counsel confirmed the presence of heavy\nmetals in the Orgain products, according to the lawsuit.\n\nAmazon’s Duty to Consumers\n\nThe lawsuit alleges Amazon failed to uphold its duty to ensure products were\nnot deceptively, misleadingly, unfairly or falsely marketed, and that Amazon\nshould have ensured all material information about the products was fully and\nproperly disclosed.\n\n“Consumers don’t buy products on Amazon expecting them to be tainted with\ndangerous levels of toxic substances, and that’s because Amazon has a duty\nto ensure that doesn’t happen,” said Steve Berman, managing partner and\nco-founder of Hagens Berman. “Heavy metals are a known human health risk.”\n\nAccording to the lawsuit, there is no safe level of human exposure to lead,\ncadmium or arsenic. Exposure can cause negative health effects, including\nvarious cancers, gastric and vascular disorders, and liver, kidney and brain\ndamage. Exposure to lead contributed to more than 3.5 million deaths globally\nin 2023.\n\n“Amazon has more than 130 million unique customers, meaning the scale of\nthis contamination may be especially significant,” Berman said.\n\nThe lawsuit’s named plaintiff purchased 36 containers of the allegedly\ncontaminated products at approximately $30 per container (approximately $1,080\ntotal) and states she would not have purchased at any price had Amazon\ndisclosed the presence of heavy metals. According to the complaint, the Orgain\nproducts were used by her family daily, including her child, making the\npresence of heavy metals all the more concerning: “Lead is particularly\ndangerous to the health and well-being of small children, and early childhood\nexposure to lead is known to cause behavioral health problems…”\n\nBig Box Retailers, Big Oversights\n\nThe lawsuit further alleges that Amazon’s sheer size and scale add to its\nculpability: “Amazon’s failure to disclose was not the result of ignorance\nor inability. As one of the largest retailers in the world, with annual\nrevenues exceeding $240 billion, Amazon has the resources and capability to\ntest products for heavy metal contamination and to require disclosure from its\nsuppliers.”\n\nThe suit follows a separate class-action lawsuit against Costco\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Fcostco-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=class-action+lawsuit+against+Costco&index=3&md5=95a5755a875c7918e0744be04b8c002e)\nWholesale Corporation filed by the firm over related claims that Costco\nmisrepresented products on its website product pages.\n\nFind out more about the lawsuit against Amazon related to allegations of heavy\nmetals in Orgain protein powder products.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Famazon-orgain-protein-powder-heavy-metal-contamination&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=Find+out+more+about+the+lawsuit+against+Amazon+related+to+allegations+of+heavy+metals+in+Orgain+protein+powder+products.&index=4&md5=e17e7bf47320c3b90195e0b2068f7d95)\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2F&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=About+Hagens+Berman&index=5&md5=56d43c2bc162b75e306f4a3468587f80)\n\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm with\na tenacious drive for achieving real results for those harmed by corporate\nnegligence and fraud. Since its founding in 1993, the firm's determination has\nearned it numerous national accolades, awards and titles of \"Most Feared\nPlaintiff's Firm,\" MVPs and Trailblazers of class-action law. More about the\nlaw firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for\nupdates and news at @ClassActionLaw\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FClassActionLaw&esheet=54580441&newsitemid=20260730743581&lan=en-US&anchor=%40ClassActionLaw&index=6&md5=8d5a6681b5113c4c484901368c877515)\n.\n\nAttorney advertising.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730743581/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730743581/en/)\n\nMedia Contact\nAsh Klann\npr@hbsslaw.com (mailto:pr@hbsslaw.com) \n206-268-9363\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-31T16:48:00.187153404Z","server_sent_at_ms":1785516480187},"received_at":"2026-07-31T16:48:00.239Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730743581/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"94352","press_release_id":"105341","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Internet & Direct Marketing Retail","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Hagens Berman filed a class-action lawsuit against Amazon alleging it sold Orgain protein powder contaminated with toxic levels of lead, cadmium, and arsenic.\n\nThe complaint accuses Amazon of violating state consumer protection laws by marketing the products as having 'Cleaner Ingredients' despite independent testing revealing heavy metal contamination.\n\nThis release is a law-firm solicitation for plaintiffs; similar litigation has been filed against Costco over the same products.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Plaintiff-firm solicitation -- suppress."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"Consumers don’t buy products on Amazon expecting them to be tainted with dangerous levels of toxic substances, and that’s because Amazon has a duty to ensure that doesn’t happen","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Steve Berman","role":"Managing Partner and Co-founder of Hagens Berman"},{"name":"Ash Klann","role":"Media Contact"}],"products":["Orgain protein powder"],"companies":[{"name":"Hagens Berman","relationship":"plaintiff law firm"},{"name":"Amazon.com","ticker":"AMZN","relationship":"defendant"},{"name":"Costco Wholesale Corporation","ticker":"COST","relationship":"defendant"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$240 billion","context":"Amazon annual revenues cited in complaint"},{"amount":"$30 per container","context":"purchase price of alleged contaminated products"},{"amount":"approximately $1,080 total","context":"total purchase amount by named plaintiff"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Plaintiff law-firm solicitation issued by Hagens Berman seeking class members for a lawsuit against Amazon. 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