The product contains a quality-related defect
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Kimberly-Clark is recalling U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, Regular Absorbency, sold throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The product contains a quality-related defect that could affect its performance.
The firm has received reports from consumers of the product unraveling and/or coming apart upon removal, and in some cases causing users to seek medical attention to remove tampon pieces left in the body.
There also have been a small number of reports of infections, vaginal irritation, localized vaginal injury, and other symptoms.
The recalled product was manufactured between October 7, 2016, and October 16, 2018, and sold between October 17, 2016, and October 23, 2018.
The following lot numbers, which may be found on the bottom of the product package, are being recalled:
| 18 Count Package | 34 Count Package | 34 Count Multipack (contains 17 U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, Regular Absorbency) | 3 Count Package | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN628201B | NN728713C | NN628101A | NN724713A | NN629401B | NN728313B | XM700604X | |
| NN628301A | NN728713D | NN628101B | NN724713B | NN629501A | NN729713A | XM700904X | |
| NN628301B | NN729813A | NN628201A | NN726713D | NN631301B | NN729713B | XM702304X | |
| NN629101A | NN731113A | NN628201B | NN726813A | NN631401A | NN730913C | XM702404X | |
| NN629101B | NN732513B | NN629401A | NN728213B | NN631401B | NN730913D | XM702504X | |
| NN629201A | NN733713D | NN629401B | NN728313A | NN632213A | NN732613B | ||
| NN630201A | NN733813A | NN631201B | NN729613A | NN632213B | NN733813B | ||
| NN630201B | NN800413B | NN631301A | NN729613B | NN703113B | NN733913A | ||
| NN630301A | NN800513C | NN632101B | NN729713A | NN703213A | NN735313A | ||
| NN632713A | NN802913B | NN632113B | NN732513B | NN705513D | NN735313B | ||
| NN632713B | NN803013A | NN632213A | NN732613A | NN706513A | NN801413D | ||
| NN634713B | NN804413A | NN632213B | NN733913A | NN706513B | NN801513A | ||
| NN634813A | NN804413B | NN633813D | NN733913B | NN706613A | NN802913A | ||
| NN635713A | NN807613D | NN634113B | NN735213B | NN706613B | NN803013B | ||
| NN635713B | NN807713C | NN634213A | NN735313A | NN708713A | NN804313A | ||
| NN701813A | NN808413C | NN635013B | NN801413C | NN708713B | NN804313B | ||
| NN701813B | NN808413D | NN635113C | NN801413D | NN711413A | NN805713B | ||
| NN701913A | NN812013A | NN703113A | NN802813D | NN711413B | NN805813A | ||
| NN703213B | NN812013B | NN703113B | NN802913A | NN713113A | NN809913B | ||
| NN705713C | NN812713B | NN705613C | NN804213D | NN713113B | NN811213D | ||
| NN705713D | NN812813A | NN706313C | NN804313A | NN713213C | NN812613D | ||
| NN705813A | NN814013D | NN706313D | NN805813A | NN713213D | NN812713A | ||
| NN707613D | NN814113A | NN706413C | NN805813B | NN714513B | NN814013C | ||
| NN707713C | NN814113B | NN706413D | NN807513D | NN714613C | NN814013D | ||
| NN711513A | NN815513A | NN707713C | NN807613C | NN716613A | NN815413D | ||
| NN711513B | NN815513B | NN707713D | NN809913A | NN719413B | NN815513A | ||
| NN715213B | NN819613D | NN711313C | NN811213C | NN719513C | NN816813D | ||
| NN715313C | NN819713A | NN711313D | NN811213D | NN720613B | NN816913A | ||
| NN715313D | NN821313A | NN711413A | NN815413C | NN720713A | NN819613C | ||
| NN716713C | NN822613B | NN713013B | NN815413D | NN724713B | NN819613D | ||
| NN716713D | NN822713A | NN713113A | NN815513D | NN724813A | NN822513A | ||
| NN718313C | NN824513D | NN714313B | NN816813D | NN726813A | NN822513B | ||
| NN720713B | NN824613A | NN714413A | NN818113C | NN726813B | NN826613C | ||
| NN723413B | NN824613B | NN714413B | NN818113D | NN726913A | NN826613D | ||
| NN723513A | NN826513D | NN719313B | NN822413D | NN728313A | NN826713A | ||
| NN724913B | NN826613C | NN719413A | NN822513A | ||||
| NN725013A | NN827813D | NN722013B | NN824613B | ||||
| NN726913A | NN827913C | NN722113A | NN824713A | ||||
| NN726913B | NN722113B | NN826713A | |||||
| NN722213A | NN826713B | ||||||
What to do
Consumers who purchased the recalled product should stop using it immediately and contact Kimberly-Clark's at (888) 255-3499 from 7:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday.