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Gojo Faces Purell Lawsuits

Plaintiffs question 99.9% germ-killing efficacy.

Social distancing can't stop a good old-fashioned money grap. Gojo Industries, the maker of Purell hand sanitizer, is facing two class-action lawsuits accusing it of “misleading claims” that it can prevent “99.9 percent of illness-causing germs.” The most recent lawsuit, filed by four people March 13 in federal court for the Northeastern District of Ohio, comes as retailers scramble to keep hand sanitizer in stock amid a coronavirus outbreak that has infected more...

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