Delaying 'Natural' Personal Care Claims Litigation Until FDA Acts Comes Naturally – Colgate

Colgate-Palmolive Co. is asking federal courts in California and New York to delay two class action complaints against “natural” claims for its Tom’s of Maine personal care products, including toothpastes, until FDA weighs in on using the term in claims.

In separate motions filed June 2 in US district courts for the Southern District of California and for the Southern District of New York, Colgate says the complaints should be stayed action under "primary jurisdiction doctrine,"