A few days ago, a report about a woman filing a lawsuit against lip balm manufacturer, EOS, for allegedly causing allergies. In support of the class-action suit filed by Rachael Cronin, many other users are coming forward in defense of her claims. Based on Cronin's account, she had a severe allergy reaction that lasted up to 10 days after using the product.
According to Cronin's lawyer, Attorney Mark Geragos, he is open to more plaintiffs who can help build the case against the Californian company. They are gathering more individuals who have experienced having rashes, blisters, and hives after using the product. With the suit, the lawyer hopes the company can be held responsible for the damages, as well as further properly labeling their products so the allergy reaction doesn't happen to other women again. Especially since EOS markets their lip balm product as "organic" and "gluten-free," these labels should properly be identified on whether or not they are safe to use by individuals. Adding to this, the fact that EOS claims their lip balms are "organic" yet contain sodium hyaluronate, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate, and butyrospermum parkii. The lip balms should not be labeled as such, especially with the FDA naming at least one of these as a "major allergen."
In response to the lawsuit claim, EOS posted a statement on their Facebook page which says that their products have been made with "the highest quality ingredients." Through this, they guarantee that they are safe to use and have met or exceeded safety and quality standards imposed by the industry. They believe their lip balms are safe and that the lawsuit filed is "without merit."
EOS continues to sell their lip balms on local store shelves. They are, however, requesting that concerns or complaints be emailed to info@evolutionofsmooth.com so they could properly address these issues.
