Clorox Pine-Sol Recall Followed by Consumer Deception Suit (1)

Clorox Co. was hit with a proposed class suit alleging it failed to disclose that some of its Pine-Sol branded cleaning products could contain bacteria, days after the company issued a recall.

The popular cleaners could contain Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, which can lead to life-threatening infection, New Yorker Charles Scandore alleges in a suit filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

The risk of serious infection is of particular concern to immunocompromised individuals, he says.

Scandore, who bought Pine-Sol Lemon Fresh cleaner, says he lost the benefit of his bargain because he received ...