The discovery has raised health concerns and calls for both safer ingredients and clearer labeling from manufacturers.

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The German immigrant launched a new company in Denver: Tampax. First Tendrich sewed tampons together herself, then she hired women to mass produce them.

This is the first paper to measure the concentration of metals in tampons, and more research is needed to see if the metals leach into women's bodies.

It was the first study to measure the levels of toxic metals in tampons. “The Berkeley study showed heavy metals in Playtex, and Tampax, and store brand,” Simonson continued in the clip.

Facebook X Reddit Email Fourteen popular brands of tampons sold in the U.S., U.K. and European Union have been found to contain toxic metals including lead, arsenic and cadmium, according to tests ...

“Tampons are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and adhere to industry absorbency or size ranges as listed on the side of each package,” a Tampax spokesperson said.

Consumers on TikTok and Reddit are claiming their tampons are shrinking, otherwise known as tampon shrinkflation. We asked Tampax to set the record straight.

Content creator Melissa Simonson, from Idaho, slammed Tampax for 'shrinking' their tampons and failing to maintain the sizing of their products ...