Chaffin Luhana Applauds Procter & Gamble’s Addition of Zinc Warning to Fixodent Website

Procter & Gamble(P&G), the manufacturer of the popular denture adhesive cream Fixodent, recently added a warning on their denture cream consumer website “DentureLiving.Com” alerting users to the potentially dangerous side effects of the zinc in their denture cream.  Chaffin Luhana, a boutique plaintiffs’ firm in New York, applauds P&G’s acknowledgment of this potentially dangerous ingredient, however urges the company to take larger strides to prevent consumer harm. The firm currently represents over 50 consumers who have used either Fixodent, or its competitor, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Poligrip, and have suffered from severe hematological and neurological side effects from the products.

P&G’s warning appears amidst scores of denture cream lawsuits, filed by Chaffin Luhana and other firms across the country. The suits, the first of which were filed by the firm last year, maintain that denture cream use can cause severe, irreversible heath conditions if used excessively over time. The online warning for Fixodent cautions consumers that excessive and prolonged zinc intake may be linked to adverse health effects. The site also answers the question, “Does Fixodent contain zinc” in the affirmative on the website’s “Frequently Asked Questions” section.  Previously neither P&G nor GSK alerted consumers to the presence of the ingredient, or it’s potential side effects. However, last month GSK announced it would cease manufacture, marketing and distribution of all Poligrip products containing zinc. Soon thereafter, GSK’s Japanese subsidiary recalled Poligrip from the Japanese market. Chaffin Luhana’s denture cream lawyers believe that not only should P&G follow suit and take their zinc containing products off the market, but further urge both companies to recall the product like GSK’s decision in Japan. Chaffin Luhana partner Eric Chaffin stated, “My clients are still horribly injured and this does not compensate them for their injuries.  It is satisfying to see GSK taking this product off the market.  We’d like to see Procter & Gamble wake up and act responsibly by following GSK’s lead to change this industry and withdraw Fixodent from the market.” 

Denture Cream Litigation Leaders – Chaffin Luhana LLP

Mr. Chaffin is court-appointed Co-Liaison Counsel in the Philadelphia denture cream Mass Tort Program and he is a court-appointed member of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee and the Federal-State Court Liaison Counsel in the federal MDL denture cream litigation. Most recently, the firm filed an Amended Master Complaint in the Philadelphia state court litigation on behalf of all denture cream cases filed in that court.  Mr. Chaffin is the only attorney in the nation who is playing active roles in both the state and federal court denture cream zinc poisoning litigations. Mr. Chaffin first brought the information of the devastating neurological effects of the zinc in denture cream to consumers’ attention on ABC’s Good Morning America.  To view the interview, visit our media library. Since then, Mr. Chaffin and Chaffin Luhana partner Roopal Luhana, have been quoted in national news outlets including USA Today, The New York Times and The Huffington Post.  Such national attention has sparked hundreds of consumers and law firms across the country to seek the legal counsel of the established denture lawyers at Chaffin Luhana LLP.

Denture Cream Legal Help

If you or a loved one are a consumer who uses denture cream and suffer from neuropathy like symptoms or hematological disorders such as anemia from denture cream, contact Chaffin Luhana’s experienced and trial-ready attorneys about filing a denture cream lawsuit.  Our attorneys and staff can be reached at info@chaffinluhana.com or toll-free at (888) 480-1123.

If you are an attorney with denture cream zinc poisoning clients and are looking to co-counsel or refer your cases to a firm, we are actively accepting co-counsel and referral relationships.