Kotex class action alleges tampons contain undisclosed lead

Kotex class action overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Stephanie Foster filed a class action lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corp.
• Why: Foster claims Kimberly-Clark fails to disclose that its U by Kotex Click tampons contain lead.
• Where: The Kotex class action was filed in Illinois federal court.

A new class action lawsuit accuses Kimberly-Clark of failing to disclose that its U by Kotex Click tampons contain lead.

Plaintiff Stephanie Foster claims Kimberly-Clark misleadingly markets its U by Kotex Click tampons as containing “no harsh ingredients” and being “pesticide free.”

Foster argues that Kimberly-Clark’s marketing claims are intended to lead consumers to believe the tampons are free from potentially harmful ingredients.

The Kotex class action goes on to note that Kimberly-Clark is a leading manufacturer of tampons in the United States, with the North American tampon market generating $1.98 billion in revenue in 2023.

Foster wants to represent a class of consumers who purchased U by Kotex Click tampons in the United States, excluding California, for personal use and who do not claim any personal injury from using the products. Foster also wants to represent a multistate consumer protection class and an Illinois subclass.

Lead contamination ‘substantial’ Kotex class action claims

Foster claims independent scientific testing commissioned by her counsel found that all sizes and configurations of Kimberly-Clark’s U by Kotex Click tampons contain a “substantial amount” of lead.

“Consumers, including Plaintiff, do not want to purchase tampons containing lead,” the Kotex class action alleges.

Foster claims Kimberly-Clark’s failure to disclose that its tampons contain lead deprived consumers of the opportunity to make an informed choice between its products and other menstrual products that do not contain lead.

Foster asserts that she and other consumers would not have purchased U by Kotex Click tampons if they had known the products contained lead.

She claims Kimberly-Clark is guilty of negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and state consumer fraud and consumer protection acts.

Foster demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of actual, general, special, incidental, punitive, statutory and consequential damages for herself and all class members.

Last year , Procter & Gamble Company faced a lawsuit claiming their line of Tampax-brand tampons contained unsafe levels of lead.

Have you ever purchased U by Kotex Click tampons? Let us know what you think of the allegations in this Kotex class action lawsuit.

Foster is represented by Michael Aschenbrener of KamberLaw LLC and Naomi B. Spector of KamberLaw LLP.

The Kotex class action lawsuit is Stephanie Foster v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., Case No. 1:25-cv-09736, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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