[8] In January 1956, the Federal Trade Commission ordered Milner Company to cease and desist an advertising campaign that related to the false claims regarding the effectiveness of Pine-Sol compared to other pine oil containing products.

[10] In February 1963, the Dumas Milner Company, including Pine-Sol facilities in Jackson, Miss., and Perma-Starch plant in Illiopolis, Ill., was taken over by Wayne, N.J. based American Cyanamid for stock valued at $17 million.

[14] There was also a dispute between Clorox and Reckitt Benckiser over potential consumer confusion regarding the fact that both Lysol and Pine-Sol end in "sol" and are used for cleaning.

[15][16][17] According to 1950s Milner executive Howard S. Cohoon, producer of Pine-Sol, pine oil is formed only in large stumps from cut-over timber that has remained in the ground for "at least 20 years.

[13] In January 2013, Clorox began making a product called Original Pine-Sol Multi-Surface Cleaner which included glycolic acid while lacking any pine oil.

[20] In response to consumer requests for the original formula, Clorox made available a product containing 8.75% pine oil to online purchasers, but said it would not be sold in stores.