Social Media Storm Over Glass Shards Claimed To Be Found In Huggies Wipes

By R. Siva Kumar - 24 Aug '15 09:11AM

There is a storm over Huggies wipes. On the one hand, indignant parents are warning others in social media that they have found "clear, sharp fragments" in the wipes, as they are filled with glass shards. On the other hand, the company says the "shiny particles" are not glass but are created by fibers during manufacturing, according to cnn.

Melissa Estrella, a mother in Camarillo, California, says that she found shards in many packages of Huggies baby wipes. So she posted her video on Facebook on Thursday, after which it has got more than 6.5 million page views and lots of comments from concerned parents.

"If you can see all of this stuff shining on the wipes, that is all glass," she said in the video. "All we have to do is wipe and glass comes right off."

"I'm not lying you guys, this is glass on my daughter's wipes. I'm just so heartbroken that I didn't notice this sooner."

The response from Huggies was swift on Facebook's page Thursday evening, replying to as many comments as possible.

"While this condition is not normal, it does happen infrequently during the manufacturing process," the post read. "When combined, the fibers in our wipes have on occasion created shiny particles, similar to what was found by this parent."

On Friday morning, Huggies put in some information on its Frequently Asked Questions page about wipes, explaining that it was working closely with the complainant. It also added, "No, we do not use glass in the manufacture of our wipes."

The company, however, has not recalled its product, even as it claims that it is interested in the safety of its consumers.

Aspen Patterson was another mother of two from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, who said that her son had a rash for a month. She had used Huggies Natural Care Wipes.

On the other hand, many mothers denied the claim.

"I rubbed it all over my hands arms face and legs. Didn't feel a thing," wrote Danielle Montez on the Huggies page. "Went on to wipe my baby with the next wipe. Team Huggies for going on 9 years now."

Melissa first posted her video in Facebook and Twitter, but later deleted her Facebook account, according to buzzfeed.

Some parents that they had switched to Pampers.