I’ve been watching the developments on bisphenol A (BPA) when I read that a US lawsuit was filed against Playtex Products Inc. by a certain Ashley Campbell. As reported in the news, the lawsuit seeks nationwide (US) class action status to represent what it says are thousands of people who bought plastic bottles containing the chemical from Playtex or other companies. According to the lawsuit, Playtex has failed to adequately disclose that its plastic bottle products are formulated using the chemical. It seeks damages to be determined at trial and a finding that the company violated the law. Campbell says she bought Playtex’s plastic bottles unaware that they were formulated with or contained BPA.
I just have to blog about this as I hope that those who are using plastic baby bottles with BPA (bisphenol A) to feed their babies should stop it immediately. I know of the Avent brand, which my two-year old has been using, was already taken off the shelves here in Canada. It has BPA. If you are using a different brand and don’t know if it has BPA, call the manufacturer to make sure. I don’t think it is banned in the States or in other countries yet. Canada it seems is the first country to regulate and limit the use of this chemical.
