This article looks at PepsiCo's recent settlement regarding an enforcement action that was brought by the California Attorney General & the LA City Attorney regarding Prop 65 allegations of exposure to lead from decorated refillable Pepsi bottles produced in Mexico. Shortly after this settlement, the Attorney General sued the Coca-Cola Co over similar allegations related to bottles from Mexico. Coca-Cola indicated that it would "vigorously defend itself against outlandish allegations" in the lawsuit. The allegations against Pepsi had originally been filed by Whitney Leeman, who is represented by Cliff Chandler. As part of the Pepsi settlement, the company agreed to immediately switch to unleaded labels for new refillable bottles produced for products from Mexico & to eliminate all decoration in the lip/rim area of the bottles (top 20mm outside rim).
