Kimberly-Clark & ACCC clash over flushable wipes issue

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AUSTRALIA Cosmetics and toiletries corporate Kimberly-Clark remains locked in an ongoing battle with Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission(ACCC) over whether its Kleenex Cottonelle wipes can be considered flushable.The ACCC took Kimberley-CIark to court in December 2016 on the grounds that its products did not break apart quickly once flushed,”and therefore should not have been considered’flushable',”according to ACCC chair Rod Sims.However,in late June this year,the Federal Court found that Kimberly-Clark's claims were not false or misleading and that there was insufficient evidence to show that these particular wipes,as opposed to’wipes’products more generally,had contributed to problems in municipal sewerage systems.