Court dismisses ACCC claim 'flushable' wet wipes labelling is misleading

Choice says the decision is terrible news for people who care about the environment and waterways

Australia’s consumer watchdog has failed to persuade a judge that Kimberly-Clark Australia misled customers when it said its wipes - moist towelettes - were flushable.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission claimed the company made false or misleading representations by labelling the products as flushable, leading consumers to believe that they had similar characteristics to toilet paper.

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