KTVU Fox 2: Supergoop reaches $350K settlement in South Bay court over 'misleading' sunscreen claims
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has reached a settlement against beauty company Supergoop for allegedly misleading customers about their sunscreens being reef-friendly and reef-safe.
The DA's office settled the civil lawsuit for $350,000 against the sun protection company, officials announced Friday.
The settlement was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on June 3.
The backstory: The lawsuit was filed over claims about chemical sunscreens claiming to be healthy for reefs. In 2018, the state of Hawaii banned the two harmful ingredients, oxybenzone and octinoxate, over their impact on reefs.