ChapStick Natural Claims
Allegations: False natural claims
Abreva
Case Name (Date)
Smith et al. v. GlaxoSmithKline, PLC and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
21-cv-9390, N.D. Cal.
(Dec. 2021)
Product/Service
Abreva cold sore treatment cream
Allegations
Falsely marketing that the product heals cold sores in two and a half days when scientific evidence shows it does not work as advertised
Misleadingly marketing that “[n]othing heals a cold sore faster” when other products claim to heal cold sores in less time
Marketing that the product shortens healing time and provides anti-viral benefits without FDA approval to do so
Status
Pending
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