West Palm Beach girl hurt by Listerine, federal suit seeking $5 million alleges

When Kayla Hess, then 10 years old, used Listerine Agent Cool Blue mouthwash in 2007, she became ill with repeated strep throat infections and stomach cramps. She even cracked a permanent molar tooth.

Recalled in April 2007 by McNeil-PPC Inc. a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the Listerine mouthwash contained four kinds of bacteria, said Brian Smith, a West Palm Beach attorney representing Kayla and her mother Susan McKenzie, in a federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach.

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