Procter & Gamble class action claims dishwasher detergent pacs explode

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Procter & Gamble class action overview: 

• Who: Plaintiff Joseph Izzo filed a class action lawsuit against Procter & Gamble related to its Cascade ActionPac products.
• Why: Izzo claims the dishwasher detergent pacs are known to explode and cause a risk to consumers.
• Where: The Procter & Gamble class action lawsuit was filed in South Carolina federal court in South Carolina.
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Plaintiff Joseph Izzo filed a class action lawsuit against Procter & Gamble, claiming its Cascade ActionPac products are known to explode and shoot highly concentrated chemical cleaning agents into the air.

The detergent causes risk to skin or eyes, the lawsuit claims. The risk is known and yet Procter & Gamble has not corrected the issue, according to the suit.

Izzo claims he attempted to use the dishwasher detergent pacs Jan. 15 when a pac exploded and shot into his eye. He attempted to rinse his eye with water for 10 minutes, as the detergent pac package stated, but it did not help.

He then went to the hospital and was there for roughly five hours as his eye was treated. Izzo was sent to the Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he was diagnosed with chemical burns to his eye caused by the cleaning chemicals, according to the Cascade ActionPac lawsuit.

“Plaintiff seeks to recover damages because the products are adulterated, defective, worthless and unfit for human use due to the risk of explosion,” the class action claims. “This explosion releases harmful chemicals into the air and onto the surrounding surfaces which greatly increases the risk of contact with skin and/or eyes.”

Procter & Gamble at fault for product, class action claims 

Procter & Gamble received unjust enrichment and, because other companies have pacs that do not explode, is responsible for creating a product that creates risk for consumers, according to the Cascade ActionPac lawsuit.

The plaintiffs seek an injunction in the Procter & Gamble class action along with damages, costs and attorneys’ fees.

In 2019, Palmolive faced a class action lawsuit claiming its Palmolive Pure + Clear liquid dish soap contained harsh chemicals, despite advertising to the contrary. The parties settled later that year.

Have you used a dishwasher detergent pac that exploded on you? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Paul Doolittle and Blake G. Abbott of Poulin, Willey and Anastopoulo LLC.

The Procter & Gamble class action lawsuit is Izzo, et al. v. The Procter & Gamble Co., Case No. 2:23-cv-02125-BHH, in the U.S. District Court for the South Carolina Charleston Division.

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