Philips class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiffs Tuliisa Miller, Adrianna Cortez and Brian Magadan filed a class action lawsuit against Philips North America LLC.
- Why: Philips allegedly failed to inform consumers about potential baby bottles microplastics leaching into liquid when heated.
- Where: The Philips class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
A Philips class action lawsuit says the company fails to inform consumers its baby bottles leach harmful microplastics when heated as intended.
Plaintiffs Tuliisa Miller, Adrianna Cortez and Brian Magadan filed the class action lawsuit against Philips North America LLC, alleging the company disregards the potential health consequences of harmful baby bottle microplastics for babies and young children.
“[Philips] has, in effect, callously brought to life every parent’s worst nightmare: unknowingly exposing their children to harm with a product they reasonably believed was safe,” the plaintiffs allege.
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles formed through the breakdown of solid plastics, the Philips class action lawsuit explains. Because of their small size, they tend to accumulate in the body, potentially compounding health issues such as growth and reproductive issues, DNA damage, inflammation, weakened immunity and other adverse health effects.
Exposure to low levels of microplastics early in a child’s life may cause long-term health issues as they grow older, the plaintiffs allege.
Philips class action: Consumers trusted product to be free of harmful substances
Parents trust products to be free from harmful chemicals and substances, particularly when they are intended for babies and infants, the plaintiffs say. The product labels tout Philips as the “No. 1 Bottle Brand,” leading consumers to believe the products are industry leading and will not put babies at risk, the plaintiffs say.
They also note the “BPA FREE” label on the products, which leads consumers to believe the products are safe for infants and babies. Bisphenol A (BPA) has been widely recognized to cause a variety of negative health effects, and consumers have increasingly sought to purchase plastic products that do not contain BPA.
The Philips baby bottles are reportedly made with polypropylene; when heated, polypropylene releases microplastics into liquids, the Philips class action lawsuit says.
Baby bottle microplastics are therefore released when the bottles are sterilized, shaken with warm water and through other typical formula preparation procedures, according to the class action.
Philips claims its baby bottles can be sterilized by boiling, yet allegedly fails to inform consumers they need to repeatedly rinse the bottles or take other measures to mitigate the release of microplastics.
The Philips class action lawsuit asserts claims for violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, breach of warranty and unjust enrichment.
A recent Fiji water class action lawsuit alleges the product is falsely advertised as natural artesian water even though it contains microplastics.
Do you think Philips should have disclosed the baby bottles microplastics leaching risk to consumers? Let us know in the comments.
Miller, Cortez and Magadan are represented by Ryan J. Clarkson, Bahar Sodaify, Kelsey J. Elling and Alan Gudino of Clarkson Law Firm PC.
The Philips baby bottles microplastics class action lawsuit is Tuliisa Miller, et al. v. Philips North America LLC., Case No. 3:24-cv-03781, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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I am beyond upset! These are the only bottles my daughter used for my granddaughter and she turns 2 on 07/31… and she still uses two of them for a bottle at night!! Just called her while reading this and told her to stop using them!! Why didn’t they disclose this information?? My granddaughter has had some GI issues, and bowel issues… I wonder if these bottles have anything to do with that….