September 09, 2015
A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed a putative class action alleging Unilever United States Inc. sells its Axe and Degree deodorants in oversize packaging that misleads consumers into thinking they're buying more product than they're getting, saying that the claims are preempted under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
September 25, 2014
Procter & Gamble Co. and Unilever were each hit with separate putative class actions in New York federal court this week alleging their Old Spice, Axe, Degree and Gillette deodorants are sold in oversized packaging that misleads consumers into thinking they're buying more product than they're getting.