Dabur India’s two subsidiaries dismissed from US cancer lawsuit

16 Nov 2023 , 12:33 PM

Two foreign companies of Dabur Ltd have been dropped from a lawsuit filed in the United States alleging a link between specific types of hair relaxer and ovarian and uterine cancer, as well as other health problems.

Namaste Laboratories, a third overseas business that distributes ethnic hair-care products, is still a defendant, along with L’Oreal, SoftSheen-Carson, Lustre Products Inc, and Avion Industries, among others.

Dabur International Ltd and Dermoviva Skin Essentials Inc were discharged as defendants in federal litigation in the United States, according to a filing with the exchanges late on Wednesday.

It stated that the two firms were removed from the lawsuit due to a lack of personal jurisdiction because neither Dabur International nor Dermoviva Skin Essentials manufactured, marketed, distributed, or sold hair relaxer products in the United States.

The business stated that the cases were not about any Dabur brand or product, and that Dabur India Limited was not a party to them. ‘We also want to point out that Namaste’s sales of hair relaxer products account for less than 1% of Dabur India Limited’s total consolidated revenue.’

Dabur disclosed last month that three of its companies that market hair-care products were facing litigation in the United States and Canada over accusations that numerous kinds of hair relaxers cause ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, and other health problems.

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