{"id":3675,"date":"2026-02-16T07:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:16:57","slug":"clorox-agrees-it-will-pay-14-15-million-civil-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/clorox-agrees-it-will-pay-14-15-million-civil-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Clorox Agrees It Will Pay $14.15 Million Civil Penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cleaning-bucket-1290940_640-e1769900771559.jpg\" alt=\"cleaning-bucket-1290940_640-e1769900771559\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>Recently, Clorox agreed it would pay a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/clorox-pay-serious-injury-death-risk-recalled-products-11428363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$14.15 civil penalty<\/a> for knowingly failing to immediately report a bacterial hazard\u2014a defect that could create a substantial product hazard of generated an unreasonable danger of serious injury or death\u2014 with Pine-Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaning Products. If you suffered harm as a result of using certain Pine-Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaning Products, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. We represent plaintiffs around the country, and billions have been recovered in cases with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About Your Pine-Sol Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Clorox microbiologists put out a written report documenting bacterial contamination in finished product and storage tanks, which they specified was \u201cpossibly a Pseudomonad.\u201d After that, the company got reports that certain products in stores were cloudy. Similarly, a distributor notified the company of the same problem in multiple locations. While Clorox took steps to mitigate the potential for bacterial contamination, Clorox did not immediately report to the Commission as required.<\/p>\n<p>CPSC suggested that the proposed settlement sent the message that firms that delayed in reporting serious risks would risk paying significant penalties.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/clorox-agrees-it-will-pay-14-15-million-civil-penalty\/#more-3675\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Clorox agreed it would pay a $14.15 civil penalty for knowingly failing to immediately report a bacterial hazard\u2014a defect that could create a substantial product hazard of generated an unreasonable danger of serious injury or death\u2014 with Pine-Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaning Products. 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