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Clorox, Burt’s Bees Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Daniela Gruen filed a class action lawsuit against Burt’s Bees and Clorox.
- Why: The Clorox class action lawsuit alleges Burt’s Bees products do not disclose that they contain harmful “forever chemicals.”
- Where: The lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
The Clorox Company and The Burt’s Bees Products Company are facing a class action lawsuit alleging Burt’s Bees cosmetic products contain unsafe “forever chemicals” that pose a risk to human health.
Plaintiff Daniela Gruen alleges Burt’s Bees has built a strong reputation and consumer trust by selling products that are of reliable quality. Clorox purchased the company in 2007 and continues to tout the safety of Burt’s Bees products, marketing them as “kind to skin & planet.”
The Burt’s Bee’s website claims that its products are “consciously crafted with ingredients from nature,” all “over 95% natural origin” and formulated without “chemicals of concern.”
However, Gruen says that Clorox and Burt’s Bees fail to disclose that its products contain unsafe per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic chemicals known to pose a risk to humans and the environment.
Burt’s Bees Class Action Says PFAS Pose Significant Health Risk to Humans
“PFAS have become known as ‘forever chemicals’ because the carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS are extremely strong and thus are not appreciably degraded under environmental conditions,” the Burt’s Bees class action lawsuit states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly determined that PFAS are linked to serious health problems, including cancer, decreased fertility, liver damage and increased risk of asthma and thyroid disease.
The Burt’s Bees products are not safe because they contain PFAS that have a detrimental effect on human health, according to the Burt’s Bees class action lawsuit.
Independent testing of Burt’s Bees products has reportedly shown that they contain PFAS even though the ingredients lists do not disclose the presence of these forever chemicals, Gruen says.
Gruen says she has purchased several Burt’s Bees products, including Burt’s Bees Nourishing Mascara, Lip Shimmer and Lip Gloss. The packaging for these products did not disclose that they contained PFAS, according to the Burt’s Bees class action lawsuit.
“No reasonable consumer would have purchased, or paid as much, for the Products had they known products contained harmful ingredients linked to adverse health effects in humans,” the Burt’s Bees PFAS class action lawsuit alleges.
Gruen filed the Burt’s Bees class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and a proposed class of consumers who purchased Burt’s Bees cosmetics products that contain PFAS.
She is asking for compensatory, statutory, and punitive damages, injunctive relief, restitution, prejudgment interest and other relief.
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Gruen is represented by Danielle L. Perry and Gary E. Mason of Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP and by Jonathan Shub and Kevin Laukaitis of Shub Law Firm LLC.
The Burt’s Bees Toxic Chemicals Class Action Lawsuit is Daniela Gruen v. The Clorox Company, et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-00935, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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916 thoughts onBurt’s Bees Class Action Says Cosmetics Contain Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’
Are hand salves, foot or body lotion, or chap stick in the chemically related products?
Add me too. I’m so disappointed and scared that my thyroid and asthma could have been caused by it.
Does anyone know if Burts Beed cuticle cream is also one of their products containing pfas. Too bad that now I will ni longer buy any of their profucts.
So disappointed to realize I’ve using the lipstick for years and now experiencing burning lips and tongue for the last few months with no relief. Please help me get my quality of life back…Very depressed!
I am a cancer survivor and I started using Burt’s Bees products since 2016. I am so worried about my health after finding out that some of their products contain PFSA
I have used Burt’s Bees lip balm and other products for years and years, multiple times each day. I have a significant stockpile since I always want to ensure I have the necessary color available. Thought I was using a good, clean product. Not certain if my thyroid condition is linked to the products but it is of great concern.
Have been using the eye make up remover pads everyday for years.
Please add me.
Hello, I have been using Burt’s Bee’s for atleast 10+ years. For the last 2 years I have been using the hemp chapstick daily and for the last 2-3 weeks, I have for some reason been experiencing/battling severe chapped lips (my lips have never been this chapped my entire life and I live in south Florida so weather isn’t an issue). My upper lip has been worse and the right side seems to be worse compared to the left. It’s very rough, has a scratchy texture and is slightly darker pink than my original lip color. For just a day or two they seemed better so I purchased a tinted lip balm that was on clearance at Old Navy (figured nobody liked the colors but now I am reconsidering the reason it was on clearance) and upon using that One time, my lips have become worse with each passing day. I have been using pure petroleum jelly on my lips several times a day to help heal them and it has helped very very little. I was not aware of the dangers in Burt’s Bee’s products until stumbling across this page. Thank you so much for putting this information out for all of us to read. I will no longer be using their items on myself or my daughter! I also have asthma and it’s been controlled for the last few years however in more recent days I’m finding my asthma to be triggered and can’t seem to understand why if I have had no lifestyle changes. I have irregular cycles as well and though I don’t have any hormonal issues, it is very difficult to become pregnant. I’m not sure if there are any side effects playing a roll in any of this but if there is any further information that can be provided, I would love to be updated! Thank you all so much.
I have been using Burt’s Bees lip balm for 20 years. I am sick over the fact that it has PFA’s. I thought I was using a clean product.