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Kimberley-Clark fined $200,000 over ‘misleading’ claims flushable wipes were made in Australia – ABC News
The Federal Court fines Kimberley-Clark for misleading consumers over the manufacturing origins of its flushable wipes, after a logo saying they were made in Australia…
The makers of Kleenex flushable wipes will have to pay a $200,000 fine after the Federal Court found they falsely told customers the products were manufactured in Australia.
- The use of the logo was found to be misleading as the wipes are imported
- Kimberley-Clark said the logo appeared on the flushable wipes mistakenly, due to a publishing error
- The ACCC’s separate claim that the wipes weren’t suitable to be flushed has previously been dismissed by the court
Kimberly-Clark Australia (KCA) accepted…
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