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Walmart hydrogen peroxide class action overview:
- Who: An Illinois woman is suing Walmart over its hydrogen peroxide solution.
- Why: The plaintiff says the product is marketed as being a treatment for minor cuts when it can actually slow the healing of cuts.
- Where: The case was filed in an Illinois federal court.
Walmart makes and markets a hydrogen peroxide product that purports to help healing when the product could actually slow the process, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff April Wright filed the class action lawsuit against Walmart Inc Oct. 6 in an Illinois federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
Walmart makes and markets a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution identified as a first aid antiseptic and promoted “for treatment of minor cuts and abrasions” under the Equate brand, Wright explains in the Walmart class action.
However, while hydrogen peroxide may reduce the number of bacteria at a wound, no credible evidence supports a connection between the number of bacteria and reduction in healing time of a clean wound, she alleges.
“While hydrogen peroxide has antiseptic properties, the Mayo Clinic and numerous medical studies advise that it does not help treat minor cuts and abrasions,” the Walmart class action states.
“While the bactericidal effects of hydrogen peroxide can help clean a cut or abrasion and initially kill bacteria, its caustic properties negatively affect healthy cells involved in wound healing.”
Walmart class action claims plaintiff wouldn’t have paid listed price for product had she known representations were misleading
Marketing the product as being a tool “for treatment of minor cuts and abrasions” tells purchasers it will assist in the healing process and shorten healing time, yet this statement is false and misleading, the Walmart class action says.
Wright says she wouldn’t have bought the hydrogen peroxide product if she knew the representations were misleading or at least would have paid less for it.
Wright looks to represent a class of Illinois consumers who bought the product plus a class of consumers who bought the product in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, West Virginia, Kansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska and Utah.
She’s suing under state consumer laws and for fraud and unjust enrichment and seeking certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
Consumers have recently filed a number of class action lawsuits against CVS, Walgreens and Vi-Jon over claims revolving around the companies’ sale of hydrogen peroxide solution. Click here to read more.
Do you think you were misled by hydrogen peroxide marketing? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, P.C.
The Walmart hydrogen peroxide class action lawsuit is April Wright v. Walmart Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-02311 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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I am so confused, it doesn’t reduce healing time? Sign me up!
Add me please.