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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as clean, gentle, safe, hypoallergenic, and plant-based
Kleenex Germ Removal Wet Wipes
Case Name (Date)
Rosenwald et al. v. Kimberly Clark Corp.
22-cv-4993, N.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2022)
Product/Service
Kleenex Germ Removal Wet Wipes
Allegations
Falsely marketing that products “safely wipe[] away 99% of germs” when they do not contain any ingredients that kill germs
Failing to adequately disclose that water is the active ingredient in the wipes
Failing to disclose that the company’s other wet wipe products are similar to its germ removal wipes and likely remove as many germs as the germ removal products
Status
Pending
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