By Marketwired . | Article Rating: |
|
March 12, 2007 07:15 PM EDT | Reads: |
875 |
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/12/07 -- Today, Robert Weiss, a seasoned mass torts litigation attorney, who has devoted his career to the pursuit of justice for the middle class, has filed a billion dollar class action suit Monday morning at the Los Angeles Superior Court against five leading manufacturers of baby bottles. The suit has been filed on behalf of the babies of California, who may have been injured by drinking out of plastic bottles that contain the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A.
Bisphenol-A, also called BPA, is used in making poly-carbonate plastic food and drink packaging. BPA is known to cause neurological and hormonal damage to lab animals. Five of the leading baby products manufacturers use BPA in the production of making their plastic baby bottles. Gerber, Evenflo, Avent, Playtex, and Dr. Brown's baby bottles and sippy cups contain BPA.
Wednesday, scientists convened at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC to discuss whether or not exposure to this toxic chemical would cause long term damage to these infants.
The meeting had to be postponed due to all demands of the consumer groups and the submission of more than 200 pieces of evidence proving harm was being caused. "It became too rancorous," Robert Weiss said.
Lab tests prove that when these bottles are heated, as many parents do to warm formula or breast milk, potentially dangerous levels of BPA leak into the liquid. While industry leaders continue to defend the use of BPA, environmental experts question the possible link between BPA and early puberty, and possibly autism.
"Currently manufacturers do not have to label their products contain BPA," Weiss added. "We are going to change that. Parents should know what they are putting in their baby's mouth. This is disgraceful and we are going to force these manufacturers to be held to a higher standard."
Robert Weiss will be available for comment tomorrow at the Superior Court of Los Angeles, 111 North Street.
Contact:
Sandra Murtaugh
516-876-4213 for future interviews
Robert Weiss
Cell 516-983-7560
Published March 12, 2007 Reads 875
Copyright © 2007 SYS-CON Media, Inc. — All Rights Reserved.
Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author.
More Stories By Marketwired .
Copyright © 2009 Marketwired. All rights reserved. All the news releases provided by Marketwired are copyrighted. Any forms of copying other than an individual user's personal reference without express written permission is prohibited. Further distribution of these materials is strictly forbidden, including but not limited to, posting, emailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, redistributing via a computer network or in a printed form.
Feb. 16, 2019 09:00 AM EST Reads: 2,900 |
By Elizabeth White ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 08:45 AM EST Reads: 14,062 |
By Pat Romanski ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 07:30 AM EST Reads: 107 |
By Liz McMillan ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 06:45 AM EST Reads: 4,337 |
By Yeshim Deniz Feb. 16, 2019 06:45 AM EST |
By Liz McMillan ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 06:30 AM EST Reads: 6,582 |
By Pat Romanski Feb. 16, 2019 06:00 AM EST |
By Yeshim Deniz Feb. 16, 2019 06:00 AM EST |
By Yeshim Deniz ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 05:45 AM EST |
By Liz McMillan Feb. 16, 2019 05:45 AM EST |
By Pat Romanski Feb. 16, 2019 05:15 AM EST |
By Zakia Bouachraoui ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 05:00 AM EST |
By Liz McMillan ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 04:45 AM EST Reads: 6,129 |
By Carmen Gonzalez Feb. 16, 2019 04:15 AM EST |
By Yeshim Deniz ![]() Feb. 16, 2019 04:15 AM EST |