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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917 thoughts onBurt’s Bees Class Action Says Cosmetics Contain Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’
The so called ‘New enhanced formula’ of the Almond & Milk Hand cream, ‘crème pour les mains’ is absolutely toxic. I’m convinced it contains these PFAs because it looks filthy in the jar. Compared to the previous, opaque white, marzipan scented formula which worked beautifully to soften hands, this new stuff is garbage. It’s oily gunk which looks and smells terrible. How sad that you’ve wrecked a 30 plus year old formula which was gorgeous & affordable. The new stuff looks like something you would use in car mechanics to oil pistons inside an engine. Absolutely gutted and convinced it’s full of poison and you’ve only cheapened it so that your trillion dollar company could save a few dollars. Disgusted.
I have been using Burt’s Bees lip products for a decade or more. It was the only thing I used. I have their lip gloss sticks in all my handbags. I have extras put away just to make sure I don’t run out. After I read this report about harmful chemicals in this product, I felt horrified, disgusted & betrayed. I gathered up all the lip glosses I actually had in my house & it came to a total of 11! And of course, these only represented the ones I have purchased in the last couple of years! I put them in a zip lock bag & I will never use them again! I certainly want to be kept informed about the progress of this class action lawsuit!
I want to no why there still selling this product in stores if it’s not safe. And would like to know the side and health affects.This is scary. Throwing minds away. Just to here this is sad and scary
I’ve used several of their products and I do have thyroid disease and breathing problems. I didn’t know I could have been part of this lawsuit.
Hello I have been using this Burt’s Bees almond and milk cream.I would it is not harmful to my health and why would it still be in our local stores. WHAT IS GOING ON with this product
Throwing it away. I need further information ASAP.
I have been using Burt’s Bees liquid foundation makeup and have used lipstick for years. I would like to stay informed concerning this lawsuit. I have breast cysts now and an autoimmune condition.