
ecover plant-based cleaning products
Allegations: False plant-based claims
Cheslow et al. v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
25-cv-3655, N.D. Cal.
(April 2025)
Ziploc bags and containers
Falsely marketing products as “Microwave Safe” and suitable for use in freezers when they are made of materials that release harmful microplastics when heated or frozen
Pending
Allegations: False plant-based claims
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as non-toxic
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.