Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

The researchers tested 15 boxes of tampons from UK retailers across a range of different popular brands. Glyphosate was found in tampons in one of the boxes, at 0.004 mg/kg.

Okay, but which brand? Why are they not naming them? What is the point of this article if I can't even take any useful information away from it?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

A guess.

But considering it is glycophate. Used as a weed killer and pest controller.

The only source would be cotton.

All non organic modern farms world wide use glycophate. Because plowing is considered bad for the climate. If farmers do not plow turning over the soil and releasing co2. Then the only way to prevent weeds is chemicals. Hence glycophate.

Given cotton is used mainly for clothing etc. I imagine it has lower requirements for such toxins compared to food production.

So my guess. It is believed to be all brands. The article states varicose brands were tested and all had high levels. But given the low numbers I doubt the press is confident enough to single out any of these brands.

this post was submitted on 28 May 2025

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