Band-Aids marketed to people of color contain harmful chemicals, lawsuit says

By Jackie Roman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Updated: Feb. 08, 2025, 9:58 a.m.|Published: Feb. 08, 2025, 9:00 a.m.

At least half a dozen customers who purchased Band-Aid products have filed a class-action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and global consumer health company Kenvue for selling bandages that contain harmful PFAS chemicals.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, claims that while Band-Aid products are marketed as having better ingredients and better processes, PFAS — or forever chemicals — are present in unsafe amounts in Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages.

Moreover, the lawsuit alleges that a disproportionate number of Band-Aid OURTONE products specifically marketed to people of color contain PFAS chemicals, raising questions about disparity.

The lead plaintiff in the case, a Georgia resident, “would not have purchased the bandages, or would have paid less for them, had she known that they contained and/or had a material risk of containing dangerous PFAS,” the lawsuit claims.

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2025/02/band-aids-marketed-to-people-of-color-contain-harmful-chemicals-class-action-lawsuit-alleges.html

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