eos Responds to Lip Balm Lawsuit

In a swift turn of events, eos has announced that a resolution in its lip balm class-action case has been reached.

“We are pleased to announce that the class-action lawsuit brought against eos earlier this month has been resolved. Our products are safe—and this settlement confirms that. Our lip balms are hypoallergenic, dermatologist-tested, made with the highest quality ingredients, meet or exceed all safety and quality standards set by our industry and are validated by rigorous safety testing conducted by independent labs. We love our customers and their enjoyment of our products is our top priority. We thank them for their continued support," the company said in an issued statement.

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Likewise, Mark Geragos, the lawyer who brought the class-action suit earlier this month, released a statement, confirming action have been taken to close the case. "I am very pleased that we have been able to so quickly and amicably resolve the matter with eos lip balm products. This is a testament to eos being responsive to the concerns of their consumers. eos has demonstrated through data that their lip balms are hypoallergenic, and has provided a mechanism for individual instances to be resolved. eos makes great products and the company is doing the right thing by adding more information about their lip balm products on packaging so that buyers can make informed choices. We will be applying to the courts to close this case.”