J&J’s Zarbee’s Natural Business Stung By P&G Challenge To Using ‘Natural’ In Brand Name
Executive Summary
NAD recommends qualifying Zarbee’s Naturals brand on packaging when a formulation contains synthetic ingredients. J&J business will comply but disagrees its brand is misleading and says the recommendation is “not based on empirical data from consumers surveys” but NAD attorneys’ intuition.
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