BIC Shaving Razors Contain Undisclosed Forever Chemicals, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges BIC USA has failed to disclose that its shaving razors contain synthetic “forever chemicals,” which can be harmful to human health and the environment even at low levels.

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The 29-page BIC razor lawsuit relays that BIC itself recently disclosed its intentional use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in its shaving razors to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to the state’s PFAS reporting law. The filing shares that the advocacy group Defend Our Health received this disclosure under a Freedom of Access Act request and “thereafter assisted in publishing Defendant’s disclosure of PFAS in its products.” 

The forever chemicals lawsuit contends that BIC knew or should have known that PFAS are unsafe and pose serious health risks, particularly given that their dangers are well known to the point where consumers are increasingly demanding products free from the synthetic chemicals. 

The BIC razor products that allegedly contain PFAS include, but are not limited to, all varieties of BIC Sensitive Disposable Razors, BIC EasyRinse Disposable Razors, BIC Soleil Disposable Razors, BIC Flex Disposable Razors, BIC Hybrid Comfort Disposable Razors, and BIC Comfort Disposable Razors, the class action says. 

In particular, PFAS are located in the aforementioned products on the “lubricating coating on razor blades” so as to “reduce friction between the blade and the skin during shaving and reduce the force required to cut hair,” the lawsuit states. 

“Based on Defendant’s omission, a reasonable consumer would expect that the Products are free from PFAS,” the case insists. “Yet, Defendant does not notify consumers, like Plaintiffs, that the Products contain PFAS, synthetic chemicals that pose undue health risks to humans.”

The lawsuit emphasizes that PFAS have been linked to a host of adverse health effects, including cancers, liver damage and immunotoxicity concerns. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are commonly called forever chemicals because they are resistant to environmental and metabolic degradation and build up over time. 

“Because PFAS persist and bioaccumulate over time, they are harmful even at very low levels,” the complaint reiterates. 

The case’s filing comes a little more than a month after the Biden administration announced the first-ever national standard for PFAS found in drinking water. Legislation in 10 states has also banned the intentional use of forever chemicals in food packaging, the suit adds, noting that Maine has its own law that prohibits the sale of any product with intentionally added PFAS, effective January 1, 2030. 

“No reasonable consumer would expect that shaving razors would contain dangerous PFAS, which are indisputably linked to harmful health effects in humans,” the filing reads. 

The BIC razor class action lawsuit looks to cover all persons in the United States who bought any of the BIC shaving razor products listed on this page within the applicable statute of limitations period. 

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