How safe and accessible are common menstrual products?
Companies that make period products like tampons, cups, pads and underwear aren’t required to list the chemicals they contain.
The safety of menstrual products is under the spotlight after popular period underwear brand Thinx settled a class action lawsuit that alleged the company’s marketing misrepresented the safety of the products. Independent testing found samples of forever chemicals in the underwear.
Reset learns about the research that goes into ensuring these products are safe and accessible.
GUESTS: Anna Pollack, associate professor, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health. George Mason University
Jhumka Gupta, associate professor, Department of Global and Community Health College of Public Health, George Mason University
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How safe and accessible are common menstrual products?
Companies that make period products like tampons, cups, pads and underwear aren’t required to list the chemicals they contain.
The safety of menstrual products is under the spotlight after popular period underwear brand Thinx settled a class action lawsuit that alleged the company’s marketing misrepresented the safety of the products. Independent testing found samples of forever chemicals in the underwear.
Reset learns about the research that goes into ensuring these products are safe and accessible.
GUESTS: Anna Pollack, associate professor, Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health. George Mason University
Jhumka Gupta, associate professor, Department of Global and Community Health College of Public Health, George Mason University