Product safety violations occur when companies manufacture and sell goods that are dangerous or fail to meet safety standards. These products can cause harm or injury to consumers, leading to loss of life or serious health issues.
The Receipts Company: The Harvard Drug Group LLC d/b/a Rugby Laboratories Product: Rugby Laboratories’ Benzoyl Peroxide Wash USP 10% The Contaminant: Benzene, a Group 1 carcinogen known to cause leukemia, found at levels “vastly” exceeding the FDA’s 2 parts per…
Profit Over Progeny: The Nested Bean Deception The Receipts The Accused: Nested Bean, Inc., maker of weighted baby sleep products. The Case: Class Action Complaint Case No. 8:24-cv-01225, alleging false advertising, fraudulent inducement, and breach of warranty, among other counts.…
Your Swimming Pool Was Their Science Experiment TL;DR: The Receipts WHO: Pool Water Products Inc., based in Phoenix, Arizona. WHAT: Caught selling and distributing unregistered pesticides nationwide under the name “ALL Clear 3” Jumbo Chlorinating Tablets.” The product they sold…
The Receipts The Accusation A class-action lawsuit alleges Costco and manufacturer Nice-Pak sold Kirkland Signature baby wipes containing toxic PFAS chemicals. The Deception The product was marketed as being “made with Naturally Derived Ingredients” and safe for babies, a claim…
Poison on the Shelves The Receipts: Case File 1:24-cv-03559 The Facts: Dollar Tree (under its corporate name Greenbrier International, Inc.) and its supplier, Colonna Brothers, Inc., are facing a class-action lawsuit for selling ground cinnamon contaminated with lead. An FDA…
The Poison You Trust: K-Y Lube Accused of Hiding ‘Forever Chemicals’ The Receipts The Lie: Reckitt Benckiser markets its K-Y lubricants as a “body friendly formula,” “gentle yet effective,” and safe for “sensitive intimate areas.” The Betrayal: A class-action lawsuit…
The Receipts The Corporation Mattel, Inc. & Fisher-Price, Inc. The Product Snuga Swings, sold to over 2.1 million families. The Misconduct Concealed a deadly suffocation risk. The company was notified of the danger by a parent via the CPSC as…
Your Mercedes Won’t Stop THE DOSSIER: TL;DR The Misconduct: Mercedes-Benz knowingly sold up to one million vehicles with a brake booster defect that causes corrosion, leading to partial or total brake failure. They were aware of the corrosion risk for…
The Arsenic In Martinelli’s Apple Juice The Investigation At A Glance The Facts: S. Martinelli & Co. is facing a class-action lawsuit (Case No. 1:24-cv-03944) for selling its one-liter apple juice contaminated with arsenic, a known carcinogen. A voluntary recall…
Profit Over Protection The Kendamil Deception: A Summary The Facts: Kendal Nutricare USA LLC is facing a class-action lawsuit (Case No. 2:24-at-01149) filed in California. The suit alleges the company illegally markets and misbrands its Kendamil Toddler Drink. The Misconduct:…