{"id":36870,"date":"2024-10-30T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T04:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=36870"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:11:59","slug":"lawsuit-targets-scotts-and-greentechnologies-for-claiming-pfas-tainted-products-are-eco-friendly-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2024\/10\/lawsuit-targets-scotts-and-greentechnologies-for-claiming-pfas-tainted-products-are-eco-friendly-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Targets Scotts Miracle-Gro for Claiming PFAS-Tainted Products Are \u201cEco-Friendly&#8221; and &#8220;Sustainable&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>(Beyond Pesticides, <\/em>October 30, 2024<em>)<\/em> <strong>STARTS TODAY at 2 PM EDT<\/strong>\u2014NATIONAL FORUM:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/JD10FgLJZUG63EjgU9NsZA2\">IMPERATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE<\/a>. Beyond Pesticides has <a href=\"https:\/\/bp-dc.org\/pr-lawsuit-10-28-24\">filed suit<\/a> against The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GreenTechnologies, LLC <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for allegedly misleading consumers on the hazardous nature of their fertilizer products, which contain sewage sludge (often referred to as biosolids) contaminated with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (PFAS). The group filed two cases, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bp-dc.org\/bp-v.-scotts-miracle-gro\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond Pesticides v. <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Miracle-Gro Co.<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bp-dc.org\/bp-v.-greentechnologies\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Beyond Pesticides v. <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">GreenTechnologies,<\/span><\/i> <\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LLC,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in D.C. Superior Court on October 25, 2024. The complaint alleges that, as part of their marketing, these companies tell consumers that their fertilizers are \u201ceco-friendly\u201d and \u201csustainable,\u201d when, in fact, the products contain hazardous substances. The complaint cites test results showing PFAS residues in the companies\u2019 fertilizers and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">numerous scientific studies on the adverse effects of PFAS to public health, wildlife, and pollinators.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PFAS, known as \u201cforever chemicals\u201d due to their ability to persist in the environment, are endocrine disruptors linked to developmental issues, cancers,\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">metabolic, cardiovascular<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and reproductive harm, damage to the liver, kidneys, and the respiratory system, as well increased<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> chances of disease infection and severity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fThe\u202fchemicals\u2019 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">immunotoxic effects <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">threaten human health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Beyond Pesticides alleges that consumers are, thus, misled by advertising in which Scotts Miracle-Gro describes its product ingredients as \u201corganic matter and recycled nutrients,\u201d despite the presence of PFAS. Similarly, Beyond Pesticides alleges that consumers are misled by GreenTechnologies\u2019 representations that its product is \u201ca sustainable fertilizer that enhances environmental quality.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cCompanies that market hazardous substances while claiming environmental and health benefits are misleading consumers who seek out products to protect themselves, their families, and the ecosystems in which they live,\u201d said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides. \u201cOur litigation seeks to put a stop to this deceptive practice in the marketplace, where there are products and practices that are truly healthful and protective of nature,\u201d Mr. Feldman continued.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please see Beyond Pesticides&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/category\/chemicals\/pfas\/\">Daily News and Action archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond Pesticides is seeking injunctive relief under the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act, D.C. 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The Forum provides an opportunity to discuss with world-renowned scientists, from Germany and the United States, both (i) the hazards that define the urgency of threats associated petrochemical toxicants, with a focus on chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system (including pesticides) and lead to life-threatening diseases, and (ii) the strategy for adopting a path forward that tackles the problem holistically, rather than one chemical at a time. It is not too late to register\u2014<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/JD10FgLJZUG63EjgU9NsZA2\">Click here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, October 30, 2024) STARTS TODAY at 2 PM EDT\u2014NATIONAL FORUM:\u00a0IMPERATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. Beyond Pesticides has filed suit against The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and GreenTechnologies, LLC for allegedly misleading consumers on the hazardous nature of their fertilizer products, which contain sewage sludge (often referred to as biosolids) contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The group filed two cases, Beyond Pesticides v. Miracle-Gro Co. and Beyond Pesticides v. GreenTechnologies, LLC, in D.C. Superior Court on October 25, 2024. The complaint alleges that, as part of their marketing, these companies tell consumers that their fertilizers are \u201ceco-friendly\u201d and \u201csustainable,\u201d when, in fact, the products contain hazardous substances. The complaint cites test results showing PFAS residues in the companies\u2019 fertilizers and numerous scientific studies on the adverse effects of PFAS to public health, wildlife, and pollinators.\u00a0\u00a0 PFAS, known as \u201cforever chemicals\u201d due to their ability to persist in the environment, are endocrine disruptors linked to developmental issues, cancers,\u202fmetabolic, cardiovascular and reproductive harm, damage to the liver, kidneys, and the respiratory system, as well increased chances of disease infection and severity.\u202fThe\u202fchemicals\u2019 immunotoxic effects threaten human health.\u00a0 Beyond Pesticides alleges that consumers are, thus, misled by advertising in which Scotts Miracle-Gro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,2,534,483,350,384,7,62,515,535,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-alternativesorganics","category-biosolids","category-biosolids-sewage-sludge","category-contamination-2","category-fertilizer","category-lawnslandscapes","category-litigation","category-pfas","category-sewage-sludge","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lawsuit Targets Scotts Miracle-Gro for Claiming PFAS-Tainted Products Are \u201cEco-Friendly&quot; 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