Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Hand-sanitizer products placed on FDA do-not-use list
The FDA listed certain hand sanitizers associated in the cited reference with 4E Global, described there as a Kimberly-Clark subsidiary, because of possible methanol content. The reference does not identify these products as part of KCM's core Mexican tissue and personal-care portfolio.
2019
Investment statement and boycott controversy
A reported statement that KCM would no longer make short-term investments in Mexico, attributed to disagreement with the López Obrador administration and economic concerns, prompted political criticism and boycott calls. The company later issued a clarification disputing reports that it was abandoning investment in Mexico.