A company that makes oral cancer detection tests is suing Listerine-maker Johnson & Johnson over claims the company stymied sales of the tests to protect the image of its mouthwash.
Here's the part I really like:
In 2009, Johnson & Johnson launched an alcohol-free product Listerine Zero to be sold along with its traditional mouthwashes in the United States, which contain up to 26 per cent alcohol.
In the same year, the American Dental Association said "available evidence" did not support a link between oral cancer and alcohol-containing mouthwash.
But you know, companies are in the habit of bringing out new products when the old ones are selling perfectly well — right?