Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Elseroad et al. v. Boston Foundry, Inc. d/b/a Made In Cookware
23-cv-1449, W.D. Tex.
(Nov. 2023)
Made In Cookware products
Misleadingly marketing cookware as non-toxic and free from perfluorooctanoic (PFOA), which is a type of per- and and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), when the non-stick coating on the cookware contains another PFAS chemical called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Pending
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
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