Band-Aid PFAS class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Sharnay Moultrie filed a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc.
- Why: Moultrie claims Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue manufactured and sold Band-Aid products containing dangerous PFAS.
- Where: The Band-Aid class action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey federal court.
Johnson & Johnson manufactured and sold Band-Aid products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemicals that are dangerous to human health, a new Band-Aid class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Sharnay Moultrie’s class action lawsuit claims the Band-Aid products are unfit for their intended purpose due to the presence of the so-called “forever chemicals.”
“Defendants’ Products poses a health and safety risk due to the presence of PFAS in the Products,” the Band-Aid class action says.
The Band-Aid brand is owned by Kenvue Inc., which separated itself from Johnson & Johnson last year after previously operating as the company’s healthcare division, according to the Band-Aid PFAS class action.
The presence of PFAS in Band-Aid products, meanwhile, was discovered during product testing conducted in a laboratory certified by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the Band-Aid class action.
Moultrie wants to represent a nationwide class and California subclass of consumers who purchased Band-Aid products during the statute of limitations period.
Johnson & Johnson fails to disclose PFAS content, Band-Aid class action claims
Moultrie argues Johnson & Johnson fails to disclose that its Band-Aid products contain PFAS and, subsequently, consumers purchase them under the “reasonable belief” they do not contain synthetic chemicals that could adversely affect their health.
“Unbeknownst to consumers, the Products are unfit for their intended purpose because they contain PFAS, ‘forever chemicals,’ which are dangerous to human health,” the Band-Aid class action says.
Moultrie claims Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue are guilty of unjust enrichment, fraudulent concealment and breach of implied and express warranty, and of violating California’s False Advertising Law, Unfair Competition Law and Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.
The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, statutory and punitive damages for herself and all class members.
A pair of consumers filed a similar class action lawsuit against Brumis Imports earlier this month over claims the company manufactured Brooklyn Steel nonstick cookware containing PFAS.
What do you think of the Band-Aid PFAS allegations in this lawsuit? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Philip L. Fraietta, Joshua D. Arisohn and Caroline C. Donovan of Bursor & Fisher, P.A.
The Band-Aid PFAS class action lawsuit is Moultrie v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-04757, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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42 thoughts onBand-Aid class action claims product contains PFAS
Please add me. These are the only brand that I use.
Hi. I would like to be apart of the class action lawsuit please. I have brought this brand of band aids for many years. I currently have 1st aid kits that are full of these band aids. I had to stop using this brand because it gave me a huge rash on my back! My back was on fire and super itchy! I didn’t realize it was the band aid until I started to see the rash spread around the band aid! It made my skin turn another color, left a mark on my back and it took a very long time to heal! Please add me the list! Thank you!
I have bought and used Band Aid brand for many years. Add me.
I have used Band Aid brand for decades because they stay on better than other brands. Sad that they contain PFAS and could be harmful. Please add my name to your list.
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Please add me. I have bought these many times.
These companies need to stop poisoning their customers. We have been buying these bandaids for our family my whole life. I am furious.
Yes I would like to take part in the Band-Aid class action lawsuit I currently have a box of Band-Aids in my bathroom. I’ve used them for my children and for myself and my family for many years. I had no idea they contained chemicals that were pfa forever chemicals. It nice to know that someone has our best interest at heart. We sure know dare well J&J does not care about the customer. Quick question how many other medical product contained chemicals that that can hurt our love ones? The only thing that makes me mad is that the big medical and drug companies put profit before the customer. Thank God for Top ClassActions for letting people know that that their dangerous products out there that should be pulled off the market..