Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Baby Bottle Manufacturers
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Baby Bottle Manufacturers
Mar. 12, 2007 07:15 PM
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
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