NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A new class action lawsuit targets S.C. Johnson & Son’s Windex product for claiming to be sold in bottles that are 100% ocean plastic and non-toxic.
Katherine Shimanovsky filed the lawsuit in New York federal court on May 7 through lawyers at Reese LP and Sheehan & Associates.
The lawsuit claims the Federal Trade Commission has determined it is deceptive that a product is non-toxic and that the Environmental Protection Agency has cautioned that non-toxic claims might keep consumers from taking necessary precautions while handling a product.
The lawsuit also says there are ingredients that could be harmful to humans, pets and/or the environment – one of which is vinegar.
“The website for the National Capital Poison Center has a lengthy page listing on potential complications from contact or ingestion of vinegar and notes, ‘vinegar can cause injury if improperly used,’” the lawsuit says.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York case number 1:20-cv-03588