
Companies Accused of Greenwashing
When companies green it, they better mean it.
With spring in the air, keep your expectations surrounding these claims grounded.
Note: This article highlights a trend in class-action litigation as identified by our Class-Action Tracker. Thus the name of this feature is CATrends.
We’re calling these spring cleaning product claims “messy” because they’ve all been at the center of class-action lawsuits alleging deceptive advertising (see links below). With spring in the air, keep your expectations surrounding these claims grounded.
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The original publication date of this article is April 2016.
When companies green it, they better mean it.
How much of the real fruit pictured on the label actually makes it in these products?
A recent spate of class-action lawsuits, including three involving Windex, allege household cleaners marketed as “non-toxic” contain harmful ingredients.