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The top legal official in Texas Paxton is suing the producers of acetaminophen, asserting the firms withheld safety concerns that the pain reliever created to children's cognitive development.

The lawsuit follows four weeks after President Donald Trump advocated an unverified association between using acetaminophen - alternatively called paracetamol - during pregnancy and autism in children.

Paxton is filing suit against J&J, which formerly manufactured the drug, the only pain reliever suggested for pregnant women, and Kenvue, which presently makes it.

In a official comment, he claimed they "misled consumers by gaining financially from suffering and marketing drugs without regard for the dangers."

The company says there is lacking scientific proof linking Tylenol to autism.

"These companies deceived for years, deliberately risking countless individuals to increase profits," Paxton, from the Republican party, declared.

The manufacturer said in a statement that it was "very worried by the spread of false claims on the security of paracetamol and the likely effects that could have on the well-being of women and children in America."

On its online platform, the company also stated it had "continuously evaluated the applicable studies and there is insufficient valid information that indicates a proven link between consuming paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder."

Groups representing doctors and healthcare providers agree.

The leading OB-GYN organization has stated paracetamol - the primary component in Tylenol - is a restricted selection for pregnant women to manage pain and fever, which can pose significant medical dangers if left untreated.

"In multiple decades of research on the utilization of paracetamol in pregnancy, zero credible investigations has definitively established that the usage of paracetamol in any trimester of pregnancy causes neurological conditions in offspring," the organization said.

The lawsuit references recent announcements from the former administration in asserting the drug is reportedly hazardous.

Recently, the former president raised alarms from health experts when he told women during pregnancy to "resist strongly" not to consume Tylenol when sick.

The FDA then released a statement that medical professionals should consider limiting the consumption of Tylenol, while also mentioning that "a causal relationship" between the medication and autism spectrum disorder in young ones has not been established.

Health Secretary Kennedy, who oversees the FDA, had vowed in April to initiate "comprehensive study program" that would identify the cause of autism spectrum disorder in a limited time.

But authorities warned that finding a sole reason of autism - believed by scientists to be the outcome of a intricate combination of genetic and surrounding conditions - would be difficult.

Autism is a type of enduring cognitive variation and condition that affects how persons perceive and relate to the world, and is diagnosed using doctors' observations.

In his legal document, the attorney general - who supports Trump who is seeking US Senate - asserts Kenvue and J&J "deliberately disregarded and sought to suppress the science" around paracetamol and autism.

This legal action attempts to require the firms "remove any promotional materials" that claims acetaminophen is secure for women during pregnancy.

The Texas lawsuit echoes the grievances of a group of guardians of children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who took legal action against the manufacturers of acetaminophen in two years ago.

The court rejected the case, declaring research from the parents' expert witnesses was inconclusive.