Kroger Sued Over Marketing of Infants’ Pain Relief Product

Kroger Co. and its Ralphs Grocery Co. unit deceive parents into thinking infants can’t safely use the less expensive children’s versions of Kroger-brand acetaminophen pain relief products, a new proposed class suit in a California federal court alleges.

Kroger, which distributes the products to Ralphs stores, labels the products as “Infants Pain & Fever Acetaminophen” and “Children’s Pain & Fever Acetaminophen” to make them seem formulated specifically for different-aged children, Reynolds Hartwich alleges in a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

The products contain the same concentration of the active ingredient, acetaminophen, but the ...