Parents filed multiple lawsuits on Monday against toothpaste companies alleging that fluoride in their children’s dental products poses dangerous health risks.
Michael Connett, lead attorney with law firm Siri & Glimstad, represented parents on six class action complaints.
Two of the complaints are against Colgate-Palmolive Company over its toothpaste “aggressively marketed to children,” and another is against Hello Products for its candy- and fruit-flavored fluoride mouthwash conveying the impression that they’re safe for children while being highly toxic if swallowed.
The other four of the six lawsuits, which Connett posted about on X, make similar arguments that the products designed to appeal to children bring hazardous risks….