Faced with a slew of consumer class action suits over supposedly flushable wipes but no consensus on the meaning of the word “flushable,” a judge has decided to pause one of the cases to get a definition of the term from federal regulators.

Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein stayed Belfiore v. The Procter & Gamble Company, 14-cv-4090, and referred the issue of an appropriate definition of “flushable” to the Federal Trade Commission.