BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA—January 30, 2025—Today, Plaintiffs Larry Lee and As You Sow reached a settlement with Amazon concluding a nearly decade-long lawsuit addressing the sale on Amazon.com of brightening and lightening skin creams containing mercury. This settlement prohibits Amazon from selling skin lightening creams that contain mercury in excess of FDA limits. The plaintiffs partnered with California’s Attorney General, which filed its own lawsuit under Proposition 65 and California’s Unfair Competition Law.
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