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This month, the county sued wipe manufacturers, alleging voluntary flushability standards are based on testing that doesn’t reflect actual conditions in a sewer system.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2020

The GD4 came out in 2018, around the time the international flushability group finalized its own guidelines.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2019

Manufacturers have also won cases, including an injunction to block a proposed bylaw in Washington, D.C., that would have forced companies to prove their flushability claims, or not sell their products there.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2019

The Ryerson study, which was highly critical of flushability claims for consumer goods, is part of a wider dispute involving consumers, municipalities, the wastewater industry, and manufacturers of personal care and cleaning products.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2019

New Jersey is trying to legislate “do not flush” labels for products that fail flushability tests, and Canada’s Competition Bureau recently launched an investigation into manufacturers’ flushability claims.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2019