Kimberly-Clark has issued a voluntary recall of some U by Kotex tampons, after a “quality-related defect” caused the tampons to come apart inside of consumers’ bodies, leaving pieces behind after the tampon was removed.
The problematic tampons have pushed users to “seek medical attention to remove tampon pieces left in the body,” the personal care company says. “There also have been a small number of reports of infections, vaginal irritation, localized vaginal injury, and other symptoms.”
