First Response is owned by Church & Dwight (the United States, NYSE: CHD), which acquired the brand on 28 September 2001.[1][2] First Response was founded in 1985 in the United States and was independent until 2001.
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 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.
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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.
First Response was an independent company from its founding in 1985 until Church & Dwight acquired it in 2001.
Yes. As of 8 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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