CATrends: ‘Reef Friendly’ or ‘Reef Conscious’ Sunscreens
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CATrends: Toddler Formula
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CATrends: Hand Sanitizers Marketed to Prevent Disease
The bottom line: Only FDA-approved drugs can be marketed to prevent disease.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Clean’ Beauty and Personal Care Products
The dirt on beauty and personal care products marketed as “clean.”
Target Misses the Mark with Made in USA Claims
TINA.org probe finds widespread examples of false and deceptive “Made in the USA” product representations.
Class-Action Tracker
Target’s Up & Up Acne Products
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contained, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene
Up & Up 8-Pack Diaper Refill Bags
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products provide a one-year supply of diaper bags and holds up to 2,176 diapers
Up & Up Flexible Fabric Bandages
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful synthetic chemicals known as PFAS
Up & Up Sport Sunscreen Spray
Allegations: Falsely marketing that sunscreens have a “reef-conscious formula”
Target’s Up & Up Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as “Non-Drowsy” when they contain an ingredient that causes drowsiness
Up & Up High-Performance Lubricant Eye Drops
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products were contaminated with a dangerous bacterium
Up & Up Sport Sunscreen Spray
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain a “reef-conscious formula”
Mucinex, Tylenol, Sudafed PE, Robitussin, Theraflu, Vicks, and Other Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Sudafed, CVS, Advil, Up & Up, Signature Care, Equate, and Tylenol Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Up & Up Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion
Up & Up “Reef-Conscious Formula” Sunscreens
Allegations: Falsely marketing sunscreens as having a “reef-conscious formula” when they contain ingredients that are harmful to coral reefs and marine life
Up & Up Oil-Free Facial Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin
Allegations: False “oil-free” claims
Several Brands of Baby and Infant Formula Powders
Allegations: Products make fewer bottles of formula than advertised
Up & Up Hydrogen Peroxide
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as treatments for minor cuts and abrasions
Up & Up Acetaminophen
Allegations: Marketing the product as a safe pain reliever for pregnant women without warning consumers that scientific evidence shows prenatal exposure to it increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in…
Up & Up Cough, Cold, and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing medicines as “non-drowsy” when an ingredient in them causes drowsiness
Up & Up Pain Relief Patches
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the dosage of lidocaine and number of hours of pain relief provided by the patches
Up & Up Prenatal Vitamins
Allegations: Failing to disclose prenatal vitamins contain heavy metals
Up & Up Hand Sanitizer
Allegations: Falsely claiming products “kill[] 99.99% of germs” when there is no scientific evidence to support such claims
Store-Brand Hand Sanitizers
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Vi-Jon for allegedly falsely marketing that store-brand hand sanitizers – including Equate, Up & Up, Walgreens, and Germ-X – “Kill[] 99.99% of germs” when,…
Up & Up Toddler Next Stage Milk Drink Powders
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for, among other things, allegedly falsely marketing Up & Up Brand Toddler Next Stage milk drink powder as “nutritionally appropriate”…
Up & Up Infants’ Acetaminophen Fever Reducer/Pain Reliever
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for allegedly misleadingly marketing Up & Up™ Infants’ Acetaminophen Fever Reducer/Pain Reliever and Children’s Acetaminophen Fever Reducer/Pain Reliever as different…
Up & Up Hand Sanitizers
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for allegedly misleadingly marketing that up & up hand sanitizer “kills 99.99% of germs” and comparing it to Purell products…
Up & Up Biotin Supplements
August 2019: A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Target concluding that the plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by federal law. Later in August, the named plaintiff filed a…
Up & Up Flushable Wipes
March 2019: The Neumann appeal was voluntarily dismissed after the court ordered the objector to post an appeal bond (money held while an appeal is being decided to ensure that…
Up & Up Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes
February 2018: The named plaintiff filed a class-action lawsuit in a Minnesota court making similar allegations (i.e., that Target misleadingly claims that the towelettes will “gently” remove makeup when they…
Up & Up Aloe Vera Gel
September 2016: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have…
Various Lines of Herbal Supplements: Finest Nutrition, Spring Valley, and Others
June 2015: Some of the lawsuits were transferred to one court where they will be heard together. (MDL Docket Information: In Re: Herbal Supplements Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL…