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Kimberley-Clark fined $200,000 over ‘misleading’ claims flushable wipes 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.
Key points:
- 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 its use of the logo saying they were made in Australia on its websites for the products was false or misleading because the flushable wipes were foreign-made.
The website made the false representations between October 28, 2015 and…
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