Health
Tampons Face Fresh Investigations by FDA Over Toxic Metals
- Agency looking at research to see health effects of tampons
- Murray pushed FDA to further investigate the metals finding
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The US Food and Drug Administration is studying the metals found in tampons after lawmakers urged the agency to take a closer look at the products’ safety.
In a study published earlier this year that gained widespread publicity, researchers found more than a dozen metals, including lead and arsenic, in widely available tampons in the US and Europe. Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, asked the agency to review the findings.