Rely controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1982
Product-liability litigation
Federal cases found Procter & Gamble negligent and liable in Rely-related litigation, including a case involving a toxic-shock death. Another claim was settled with an eighteen-year-old user.
1980
Toxic shock syndrome association and product recall
Rely's superabsorbent construction was associated with vaginal dryness, possible tissue injury, bacterial growth, and toxic shock syndrome. After a Centers for Disease Control report identified Rely as more strongly associated with toxic shock syndrome than other tampons, Procter & Gamble recalled the brand.