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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Baby Bottle Manufacturers

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.