
ChapStick Natural Claims
Allegations: False natural claims
Newton’s Pharmacy, Inc. v. Procter & Gamble Co. et al.
23-cv-613, S.D. Ohio
(Sept. 2023)
Advil, Tylenol, DayQuil, NyQuil, TheraFlu, Sudafed, Robitussin, and other cold and flu medicines
Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion when the active ingredient (phenylephrine) is not an effective decongestant
Pending
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “Natural Flavors”
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicine as “Non-Drowsy” when the active ingredient causes drowsiness
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are made with natural flavors
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in and the health benefits provided by products
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as nasal decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as nasal decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as decongestants
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-drowsy when an ingredient in them causes drowsiness
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Abreva cold sore treatments
Excess product packaging collides with commitments to sustainability.
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Products marketed to clear up stuffy noses and relieve sinus congestion don’t work, researchers say.
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Several products marketed as ‘non-drowsy’ contain an ingredient that causes drowsiness, lawsuits claim.