Clorox controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Earth Island Institute sues companies over plastic packaging pollution in California
Lawsuit filed
Earth Island Institute filed a lawsuit in a California court against Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle USA, Procter & Gamble and other companies, seeking unspecified damages and an order requiring them to clean up plastic waste. The group alleges that plastic packaging from the companies is fouling California waters and says their products contributed to a global pollution crisis; these are allegations in the lawsuit, not a court determination.
Stated objective. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and an order for the companies to clean up plastic waste.
Source excerpt
The Earth Island Institute asked for unspecified damages and an order for Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle USA, Procter & Gamble and six other companies to clean up plastic waste that the group says has created a global pollution crisis.
Escalating a campaign to make corporations responsible for the waste they produce, an environmental group filed suit Wednesday against some of the world’s biggest food, beverage and consumer goods companies in a California court, arguing they should be held responsible for plastic packaging that is fouling the state's oceans, rivers and streams.
The suit names those companies, along with Nestle USA, Crystal Geyser Water, Clorox, Mars and Danone North America.
2019
Animal-testing policy criticized
Clorox stated that it did not conduct animal testing except where required by law. PETA and other animal-advocacy organizations criticized the policy because the company continued selling in markets where testing requirements could apply.
2008
Green Works advertising and environmental claims challenged
The National Advertising Division advised Clorox to discontinue or modify claims suggesting that Green Works products performed as well as traditional cleaners. Environmental groups and other critics also questioned whether some ingredients and the broader portfolio supported the line's environmental positioning.
2006
Criticism of gendered laundry advertising
A national commercial depicting generations of women doing laundry was criticized by feminists for implying that laundry was primarily women's work. Earlier and later versions of the brand's laundry advertising attracted similar objections.