Simple Green Cleaners
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising cleaners as “non-toxic” when they are harmful to humans, animals and the environment
Simple Green Cleaning Products
March 2021: This case was dismissed pursuant to a settlement agreement in a related case, O’Brien v. Sunshine Makers (Case No. CIVSB2027994, California State Court – San Bernardino).
May 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Sunshine Makers for allegedly falsely advertising Simple Green cleaning products – including the All-Purpose Cleaner, Oxy Solve Total Outdoor Cleaner, Multi-Purpose Foaming Cleaner, and others – as having a “Non-Toxic” formula that is not harmful to humans, animals, or the environment when, according to plaintiffs, the products contain ingredients that are harmful to all three. (Moran et al v. Sunshine Makers, Inc., Case No. 20-cv-3242, N.D. Cal.)
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