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PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Are Turning Up in Menstrual Products. Here's What You Need to Know

Por: Time Health February 10, 2023

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Feminine hygiene products may be among the most basic and essential purchases a consumer can make. The women and girls in the U.S. of child bearing age—broadly defined as ages 15 to 49—rely on industry to provide them a diverse range of sanitary products, from tampons to pads to period underwear to liners, and industry generally responds. But increasingly it seems that manufacturers are delivering these consumers a very bad thing as... + full article



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