First Response is owned by Church & Dwight (the United States, NYSE: CHD), which acquired the brand on 28 September 2001, as part of a $739 million deal that also included Trojan.[1][2] First Response was founded in 1985 in the United States and was independent until 2001.
Evidence: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
First Response makes home pregnancy and ovulation tests and competes on how early a pregnancy can be detected, a claim that requires clinical substantiation and has been the main axis of competition in the category. Church & Dwight acquired it with Carter-Wallace in 2001.
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Church & Dwight controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in consumer health.
The 25 brands in digestive health on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Bayer, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alka-Seltzer | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Daiichi Sankyo Stomach Medicine | Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Kaopectate | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Epocler | Hypera | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Entrostop | Kalbe Farma | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Metamucil | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Buscolysin | Sopharma | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| Oracal | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
Church & Dwight is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1846. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CHD.
Church & Dwight was founded in 1846 to sell sodium bicarbonate and still leads with Arm & Hammer. Its strategy is buying mid-sized leading brands in categories the largest companies overlook.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; First Response is not one of them.
Church & Dwight acquired the consumer products business of Carter-Wallace for about $739 million in a joint transaction, taking Trojan condoms and First Response pregnancy tests. It transformed a company known mainly for baking soda into a broad household and personal care group.
The parent company of First Response is Church & Dwight, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. First Response originated in the United States in 1985 and its owner, Church & Dwight, is also headquartered in the United States.
Church & Dwight completed its acquisition of First Response on 28 September 2001, after announcing the deal on 7 May 2001. The deal, which also included Trojan, was valued at $739 million (enterprise value).
First Response was an independent company from its founding in 1985 until Church & Dwight acquired it in 2001.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, First Response is still owned by Church & Dwight. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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