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FDA to Investigate Toxic Metals in Tampons—What You Need to Know
A recently-published study found trace amounts of 16 metals in tampons, including lead and arsenic. Now, the FDA is ...
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Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation
“If you can wear one tampon up to eight hours without changing it, the absorbency may be too high,” the FDA noted on its website.Signs of toxic shock, which include a sudden high ...
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Consumer Reports: FDA investigates toxic metals found in dozens of tampons
“This is not a study that showed how tampon uses absorb these heavy metals, but in the same way that a vagina absorbent, our bodies are actually made to excrete certain levels of heavy metals ...
Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation
The FDA announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women from heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found ...