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🤦♀️ Study finds heavy metals in tampons:
Tests on 30 products purchased in #NewYork, #Athens, and #London have found some contained dangerous levels of arsenic, chromium, and even lead. ☣️
16 metals were tested and all were detected in at least one #tampon.
Several metals were detected in all samples, including #arsenic, #cadmium, #chromium, #lead, and #vanadium.
#Organic #tampons had higher levels of arsenic, but non-organic tampons had higher levels of lead.
Writing in the journal, Environment International, researchers said: 'There is no safe exposure level to lead. “Any proportion of lead that may leach out of a tampon and reach systemic circulation might contribute to negative health outcomes.”
TOTM are probably one of the best options if you're in the UK (see https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/link/totm and check out some of the other 'Best Buys' recommended by Ethical Consumer Magazine: https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/health-beauty/shopping-guide/sanitary-products).