'Flushable' wet wipes: consumer watchdog launches legal action

ACCC says customers have been misled to believe products could be safely flushed down the toilet

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched legal action against the manufacturers of "flushable" wet wipes over allegations that they falsely claimed the products would break down in the sewerage system.

The ACCC filed separate actions against Kimberly-Clark Australia and Pental Products in the federal court on Monday on the grounds that the label "flushable" had misled customers to believe that thewipes could be safely flushed down the toilet, just like toilet paper.