Kimberly-Clark has recalled millions of boxes of tampons after reports that they unraveled, got stuck, women found stray parts left inside them, and some suffered ‘vaginal irritation’.
U by Kotex Sleek Tampons (Regular Absorbency) were launched in 2012 as a more ‘flexible’ upgrade to the standard, and swiftly became one of the nation’s top sellers.
But on Tuesday, the company issued a continent-wide recall of any boxes manufactured between October 7, 2016 and October 16, 2018, and distributed between October 17, 2016 and October 23, 2018.