A leading US polycarbonate baby bottle maker has become the first to settle a lawsuit over failure to tell consumers its products contained bisphenol A (BPA), in what lawyers have dubbed a "landmark" development. Philips Electronics Corporation North America reached the settlement early January as part of a multi-district class action, law firms Whatley Drake & Kallas and Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughan confirmed. Cases against six other major baby bottle producers, including Gerber, Platex and RC2, are pending. Between them, these companies account for the vast majority of the US market. If the remaining cases against these manufacturers follow the precedent set by Philips, this would effectively amount to a de facto ban on BPA use in baby bottles in the US. In November 2010, the European Commission announced it would be introducing a ban on the use of BPA in baby bottles this year. To read more on this story, please visit: www.foodproductiondaily.com
