CopperBranch72 t1_j0ajo8m wrote on December 15, 2022 at 6:16 AM

Reply to comment by velielyn in Berkey v. AquaTru v. Something else altogether - please help me decide! by sunnybear990

Has that case been settled? Just because there's a case doesn't mean anything either way. Source?

velielyn t1_j0b2on9 wrote on December 15, 2022 at 10:27 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/big-berkey-water-filter-system/amp/

That's the above mentioned wirecutter article, which outlines failed lab tests. Also in the article is a discussion of the third party certifications that are typical of water filters that Berkey doesn't have. To my knowledge, Berkey claims these are cost prohibitive.

As far as the lawsuit, it was filed by One World Filters. The court filings are messy, it's been dragged through at least 2 states, and I'm not a lawyer. There aren't specific news articles about it that I've found, it's all forum posts and YouTube videos with snipits of court filings. Not great sources, but coupled with independent lab testing and their refusal to pursue 3rd party certification; it seems like a perfectly good reason not perchase a $300+ water filter.

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CopperBranch72 t1_j0ch5ue wrote on December 15, 2022 at 5:22 PM

Thanks :)