Parents sue baby bottle makers
Categories: Newborns, Babies, Health & safety, Eating & nutrition, Baby essentials
Remember how it came out that the bisphenol-A found in many baby bottles was, according to one study, was dangerous and linked to cancer, obesity, diabetes? Now a group of parents in Ohio have sued five companies, claiming that the manufacturers knew that bisphenol-A (BPA) was dangerous, but did not disclose that to consumers.The American Chemistry Council, which represents chemical makers including those that manufacture BPA, says that there is nothing to worry about and that BPA is safe, even for babies. According to Stephen Russell, plastics director for the ACC, government studies "have been strong, uniform and clear, that at the levels to which consumers are exposed, BPA base materials do not pose a risk to consumers."
Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, however, decided to pull all bottles containing BPA despite the government's and trade group's assurances that it was safe. Toys R Us has done the same. I don't know if BPA is safe for babies or not, but it seems to me that this is one area in which it's easy enough to play it safe.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carrie 6-21-2008 @ 10:23PM
You're right, it is easy enough to just use a safer product. And Kudos to Walmart.
http://naturalbabyworld.com/bpa-and-baby-bottles.html
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ninainindia 6-22-2008 @ 2:35AM
If you don't trust those bottles, buy other ones don't file a lawsuit. I wish all the people that filed law suits for a chance to get rich would get huge fines. That might tone it down a little.
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Mihir 6-22-2008 @ 4:00AM
ahhh...the frivolous lawsuit. what a great legal system.
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Jamie 6-22-2008 @ 9:23AM
Well, I am certain the rest of us will pay the rising prices in products from those companies as they recover their lawyer fees. I have heard of suing a company because the product caused damage to them because of the known (fill in the blank). This lawsuit seems a bit extreme.
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katie 6-22-2008 @ 4:36PM
I agree with the first comment, I have a five month old son, I found out about the plastic bottles probably a month or two ago, and I immediately got online and ordered glass ones. These parents need to focus on their children instead of filing a ridiculous lawsuit.
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