THIS WEEK 6 YEARS AGO.

The article reports that fears about a new super-strong toilet tissue that might clog up Great Britain's sewage system have been averted thanks to the swift introduction of a "flushability" test for such products. The crisis was sparked by Procter & Gamble Co. of Newcastle, England, which in January 2006 launched a fortified brand of toilet tissue. Kimberly-Clark Corp., which makes Britain's best-selling Andrex brand, cried foul. In a letter sent to Procter & Gamble and also to the industry's trade association, Kimberly-Clark said that the technology had been rejected by British manufacturers previously because of fears that stubborn tissue would clog filters at sewage works. Britons tend to fold their tissue, which makes it weaker when wet.