Wait, What Is in a Tampon?

New state law requires manufacturers to list menstrual product ingredients, but it’s unclear exactly what will be included

Dana G Smith
Elemental
Published in
5 min readNov 13, 2019

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A tampon on a blue backboard.
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InIn October, New York passed the first law in the United States mandating that tampons and other menstrual products include a detailed ingredient list so consumers can be better educated about what they’re putting in…

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Dana G Smith
Elemental

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