June 29, 2026
Several consumers saw their claims trimmed or were booted entirely from a proposed class action accusing Colgate-Palmolive Co. of allowing their toothpastes to become tainted with lead and mercury, with a Manhattan federal judge suggesting a third-party study and other testing that all buyers relied on proved very little.
April 23, 2025
Colgate-Palmolive Co. was hit with another class action accusing it of allowing their children's toothpaste to become tainted with heavy metals, according to a complaint filed in New York federal court.