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Mexico City (apro) – Wholesale giant Costco has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that its Kirkland brand baby wipes contain high levels of the chemical PFA.
Plaintiffs Larisa Bullard and Mila Corrigan filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on June 20. The women argued that despite Kirkland’s claims that the wipes are made with natural ingredients, they contain PFAS.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals that do not degrade and can accumulate over time, making them persistent and causing harmful effects in the environment and human bodies, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Bullard and Corrigan claim in their lawsuit that an independent investigation by their attorneys through a Department of Defense laboratory showed dangerous levels of PFAS in Kirkland baby wipes.
“Infants and young children are exposed to health risks directly from PFAS through defendants’ wipes, which Plaintiffs and Class Members seek to avoid by purchasing plant-based products for their infants that are made from natural ingredients,” the complaint states.
Bullard and Corrigan accuse Costco and the product manufacturer, Nice-Pak Products Inc., of “negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment or omission, fraud, unjust enrichment and breach of express warranty, as well as violations of New York’s general business law, California’s false advertising law, the Consumer Legal Resources Act and the Unfair Competition Act.”
Last week, Costco lost another class-action lawsuit over Kirkland Flushable Wipes, alleging they caused damage to pipes, septic systems and other plumbing issues after being flushed down the toilet, as advertised on the product’s packaging.
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