Clorox Laundry Sanitizer
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products “[k]ill[] 99.9% of bacteria on laundry”
Green Works® Home Cleaning Products
In July 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Clorox Company for allegedly falsely claiming that home cleaning products in its Green Works® line – including the Multi-Surface Cleaner, Bathroom Cleaner, and Compostable Cleaning Wipes – are “natural” and “naturally derived” when, according to plaintiffs, they contain synthetic and non-natural ingredients. (Gregorio et al v. The Clorox Company, Case No. 17-cv-3824, N. D. CA.)
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Clorox Splash-Less Bleach
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
Burt’s Bees Güd Products
May 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. January 2018: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against The Clorox Company and The…
Green Works Cleaning Products
October 2017: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Fresh Step Cat Litter
In February 2015, a federal judge dismissed a false advertising lawsuit against Clorox because the parties reached a settlement and agreed to dismiss the lawsuit. The complaint, which was originally…
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