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Barton v. The Procter & Gamble Company
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August 11, 2025
P&G Must Face Claims Of Unsafe Lead Levels In Tampons
A California federal judge has refused to dismiss the bulk of a suit alleging the Proctor & Gamble Co. sold tampons that contained amounts of lead beyond what California allows, saying the latest complaint included enough detail about the testing for the case to move forward.
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February 13, 2025
Kimberly-Clark, P&G Dodge Tampon Fraud Claims, For Now
A California federal judge on Thursday dismissed a woman's fraud claims accusing Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble of touting their Tampax and Kotex tampons as safe despite containing toxic levels of lead, saying that the putative class actions she filed lacked details on tests she asserted discovered the lead.
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September 24, 2024
P&G Says FDA Review Moots Class Suit Over Lead In Tampons
Since the FDA has announced it will be looking into claims that commercially available tampons contain harmful levels of heavy metals, Tampax owner Procter & Gamble believes it shouldn't have to keep fighting a proposed California federal class action targeting alleged lead levels in its own products.
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July 31, 2024
Tampax, Kotex Tampons Hid Unsafe Lead Levels, Suits Say
Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble were each slapped with putative class actions in California federal court Tuesday claiming that some tampon products contain toxic levels of lead — and that the information was hidden from consumers.