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Neviot, Mey Eden face NIS 66M class action suit

Leading bottled water companies deny claims that their large water containers are made of hazardous plastic; say they meet all industry safety standards

A class action suit was filed Thursday against mineral water companies Neviot and Eden Springs Ltd., better known as "Mey Eden."

 

The suit, filed with the Tel Aviv District Court and seeking NIS 33 million (roughly $8.5 million) in damages from each company, claims that the twos 19.8 liter water containers, which are made of plastic, release hazardous phenols into the water, including Bisphenol A.

 

The plaintiffs claim that lab results prove Neviot and Mey Eden water contain high levels of phenols, thus making the water dangerous to drink. The suit also claims that the companies have knowingly withheld this information from the public.

 

The toxins released by the water containers, claim the plaintiffs, may cause abnormal sexual development in men, attention deficit disorder, obesity, Type-2 diabetes and respiratory problems, as well as being carcinogenic.

 

The suit is pending the court's approval for its class action status.

 

Mey Eden offered the following comment: "Mey Eden categorically rejects the fallacious allegations made in the suit, which are completely baseless. All of Mey Eden's products are perfectly safe and meet all relevant quality standards for natural mineral water, and are packaged in containers that meet all quality standards, according to those used in the leading water companies in Israel and the world over.

 

"Studies by various food and health bodies worldwide have concluded, unequivocally, that the water containers used in the bottled water industry – and Mey Eden – are perfectly safe. We intend to spare no effort to see this suit quashed."

 

A statement by Neviot offered: "We reject the allegations made in this groundless suit. Reading it has revealed that many mistakes have been made in the manner of testing, and in calculating and presenting the results, thus rendering the lawsuit frivolous and devoid any professional basis.

 

"Neviot meets all the standards named in the suit and stresses that its containers pose no danger – a fact supported by renowned Israeli and international experts. Various bodies worldwide have determined that drinking from Neviot containers is perfectly safe." 

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.05.10, 08:07
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