{"id":6418,"date":"2024-09-30T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/?p=6418"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T21:40:43","slug":"toxin-free-usa-sues-kimberly-clark-for-lead-in-kotex-tampons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/toxin-free-usa-sues-kimberly-clark-for-lead-in-kotex-tampons\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxin Free USA Sues Kimberly-Clark for Lead in Kotex Tampons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Release: Toxin Free USA Sues Kimberly Clark for Lead in Kotex Tampons\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ia7hqWUw_5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Press play to listen to the press release. Like and share on YouTube to help us get the word out about lead in Kotex tampons products.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, DC, September 30, 2024 \u2014 Nonprofit Toxin Free USA filed a lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corporation, alleging deceptive marketing of its U by Kotex tampons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotex says that it is committed to \u201csafety,\u201d and tells consumers, \u201c[w]e prohibit the inclusion of certain substances, including heavy metals such as lead\u2026\u201d Toxin Free USA facilitated lab testing of U by Kotex Click\u00ae Compact Regular Tampons and detected lead in the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412024004355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peer-reviewed study<\/a> on heavy metals in tampons, published in the journal <em>Environment International<\/em>, detected heavy metals in the products tested. This study prompted Toxin Free USA\u2019s investigation into popular tampon products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presence of lead is especially concerning considering that the product is intended for use inside of the human body. According to health and toxicology experts worldwide, there is no safe level of lead in the human body. The World Health Organization stated, \u201c[l]ead exposure is estimated to account for 21.7 million years lost to disability and death worldwide due to long-term effects on health, including 30% of the global burden of idiopathic intellectual disability, 4.6% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease and 3% of the global burden of chronic kidney diseases,\u201d and \u201ceven [low blood lead concentrations] may be associated with decreased intelligence in children, [behavioral] difficulties and learning problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLead exposure can result in serious health problems, including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.com\/pulmonary-hypertension-8385211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a>reproductive health issues. It\u2019s been banned in gasoline. It\u2019s been banned in paint. The FDA should immediately ban lead and heavy metals in feminine hygiene products. The presence of lead in U by Kotex tampons, a product regularly used internally, inside the female reproductive system, is shocking,\u201d said Diana Reeves, Executive Director of Toxin Free USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit, filed under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act, seeks to end Kimberly-Clark\u2019s deceptive marketing. Plaintiffs are represented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmanlawpolicy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richman Law &amp; Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full Kimberly-Clark\/Kotex complaint <a href=\"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toxin-Free-USA-v.-Kimberly-Clark-Corporation-Kotex_FINAL-9.27.24.pdf\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GMO\/Toxin Free USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating for a clean, healthy food system and environment, non-toxic consumer products, and educating consumers about the hazards of GMOs, synthetic pesticides and other toxins.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toxinfreeusa.org\"> www.toxinfreeusa.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press inquiries contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luan Van Le, GMO\/Toxin Free USA, 347.921.1466, info@gmofreeusa.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC, September 30, 2024 \u2014 Nonprofit Toxin Free USA filed a lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corporation, alleging deceptive marketing of its U by Kotex tampons. Kotex says that it is committed to \u201csafety,\u201d and tells consumers, \u201c[w]e prohibit the inclusion of certain substances, including heavy metals such as lead\u2026\u201d Toxin Free USA facilitated lab testing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","6":"category-press-releases","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6427,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6418\/revisions\/6427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}