CATrends: ‘Non-Toxic’ Household Cleaning Products
A recent spate of class-action lawsuits, including three involving Windex, allege household cleaners marketed as “non-toxic” contain harmful ingredients.
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Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Ultra Cover 2X Spray Paint
An industry self-regulatory board claims to have caught the company red handed.
Class-Action Tracker
Krud Kutter Cleaning Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic and earth friendly
Rust-Oleum’s 2X Claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products provide twice the coverage as Rust-Oleum’s general purpose spray paints
Watco Tung Oil
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as tung oil when tung oil is not the primary ingredient
Rust-Oleum and Zinsser Paint & Primer Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products containing both paint and primer cover surfaces in one coat without applying a separate primer
Rust-Oleum’s Restore and RockSolid Deck Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as durable and weather resistant when they prematurely degrade, peel, flake, and deteriorate
RainBrella
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the glass treatment “Lasts Over 100 Car Washes” and “Lasts 2X Longer*”
Restore Deck and Patio Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing Restore products as superior and durable when they chip, peel, flake, and deteriorate prematurely
Restore Deck Products
Restore Products for Wood Surfaces
Rust-Oleum Spray Paints
Rust-Oleum’s Painter’s Touch Ultra Cover 2X Spray Paint
