January 07, 2026
A California federal judge appeared open Wednesday to certifying multiple subclasses in a consumer action alleging Colgate falsely labels its toothpaste tubes as being recyclable, and panned one of the arguments by Colgate's defense attorneys as "ridiculous."
February 07, 2024
A suit alleging Colgate toothpaste tubes are falsely represented as being recyclable due to being rejected from recovery facilities will move past the dismissal stage, a California federal judge has ruled, finding that the plaintiffs' legal theory is based on "intrinsic characteristics" preventing recycling.
August 14, 2023
Two consumers on Friday accused the Colgate-Palmolive Co. of falsely labeling its toothpaste tubes as recyclable, saying most recycling facilities in the U.S. are unable to distinguish between the company's purported recyclable product and conventional tubes, according to the suit filed in California federal court.