Hamilton Beach Air Purifiers
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters when testing shows they do not meet HEPA standards
Woolard et al. v. The Glad Products Co. and The Clorox Co.
24-cv-504, S.D. Cal.
(March 2024)
Glad Recycling Bags
Misleadingly marketing products as “recycling” bags when they are made of non-recyclable plastic and most municipal programs do not accept recyclables in bags
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters when testing shows they do not meet HEPA standards
Allegations: Falsely marketing bags using the word “recycling” when they are made of a material that is not recyclable
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as “Recycling” bags for municipal use
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a bacteria and may increase the risk of contracting invasive infections
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “recycling” bags
Allegations: Falsely representing cosmetics as natural when they contain substances that are harmful to human health
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “ingredients from nature” that are obtained using “responsible sourcing” methods when the products contain harmful chemicals
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as safe and effective whitening toothpastes when scientific studies show that charcoal toothpastes do not whiten teeth, are “overly abrasive” and damage tooth enamel
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “99.7 % Natural”
Allegations: Products make fewer bottles of formula than advertised
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products “[k]ill[] 99.9% of bacteria on laundry”
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful ingredients
Allegations: Products do not contain enough powder to make the advertised number of bottles
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Deceiving consumers by making them think that Clorox Splash-Less Bleach is the same as regular Clorox Bleach when the Splash-Less Bleach does not sanitize or disinfect
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