Dabur India sued in US and Canada for selling products allegedly causing cancer

Consumer goods company Dabur India on Wednesday said that its three foreign subsidiaries have been sued in the federal and state courts in the United States and Canada over allegations that their products have caused ovarian and uterine cancer, among other health issues.

Dabur India’s subsidiaries Namaste Laboratories, Dermoviva Skin Essentials and Dabur International, among others, have been named as defendants in 5,400 cases, the company said in an exchange filing on Wednesday. The federal cases against the company were consolidated as a multi-district litigation before a district court in the United States’ Illinois, it said.

The case pertains to consumers’ complaints that hair relaxer products manufactured by Dabur India contain certain chemicals that have allegedly caused cancer and other health issues among users.