Samsung Misled Consumers with PFAS in Smartwatches, Suit Alleges

Samsung faces allegations that it misled consumers over the health and environmental benefits of watches intended to promote fitness.

A proposed class action, brought by consumer Anthony Ray Gonzalez, says products including Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Fluoroelastomer Band actually contain “excessive levels” of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” This is a violation of fraud, false advertising, and consumer protection laws, the suit filed in a California federal court Tuesday states.

The allegations are the latest in a string of PFAS lawsuits targeting a range of businesses including the cosmetics and chemical manufacturer industries, claiming that they misled ...