LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A California woman has filed a class action against Kimberly-Clark alleging Huggies "Natural Care" baby wipes don't contain plant-based ingredients as labeled.
Summer Whiteside, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint Nov. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Kimberly-Clark Corp alleging fraud and other claims.
Whiteside, according to her class action, purchased Huggies Natural Care Baby Wipes on several occasions in the fall and winter of 2021. She alleges the wipes' labels falsely and misleadingly claim the product is "plant-based" and read "natural care" which leads consumers to believe the wipes only contain water and other natural plant-derived ingredients.
Whiteside also alleges the wipes' packaging leads consumers to believe the product has not undergone "substantial processing." She claims the wipes are not natural, "do not come from plants whatsoever" and contain artificial or synthetic ingredients such as Butoxy PEG-4-PG and Caprylyl Glycol that are subject to chemical processing. Whiteside also claims because of Kimberly-Clark's deceptive labeling, consumers pay more for what they believe is a natural product that is healthier, safer and more environmentally conservative. She further claims Kimberly-Clark's false advertising violate California's Unfair Competition Law.
Whiteside and the class seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Ryan Clarkson, Katherine Bruce, Kelsey Elling and Olivia Treister of The Clarkson Law Firm PC in Malibu and Michael Crosner, Zachary Crosner, Chad Saunders and Craig Straub of Crosner Legal PC in Beverly Hills.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 5:22-CV-01988