
Ziploc Bags and Containers
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Microwave Safe” and suitable for use in freezers
May 2023: The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement, the terms of which were not disclosed.
June 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against S.C. Johnson & Son for allegedly misleadingly marketing various Windex products – including Original, Ammonia-Free, Vinegar, and Multisurface – as “Non-Toxic” when, according to plaintiffs, the products contain ingredients that are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. (Rosenberg et al v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Case No. 20-cv-869, E.D. Wis.)
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Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Microwave Safe” and suitable for use in freezers
Allegations: False plant-based claims
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Non-Toxic”
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products may contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that bags provide “unbeatable protection” and “unbeatable freshness” when they are not superior to other products
When companies green it, they better mean it.
A recent spate of class-action lawsuits, including three involving Windex, allege household cleaners marketed as “non-toxic” contain harmful ingredients.
Consumers complain company needs to freshen up its substantiation for odor elimination claims.