FDA Investigating Toxic Metals in Tampons: Senator

An August study found the presence of 16 metals in tampon products made by 14 common brands.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is studying metals found in tampons after lawmakers raised safety concerns, a senator said on Thursday.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said that the FDA initiated an independent review of the literature on the metals’ health effects in response to a letter she sent in July, which urged the FDA to examine the findings of a recent study concerning the heavy metals in tampons.