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Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found at very high levels in menstrual products, according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), the Women’s Environmental Network and the Pesticide Collaboration.

This is concerning, according to the authors, because chemicals absorbed through the vagina directly enter the bloodstream, bypassing the body’s detoxification systems. This means even small traces of chemicals in direct contact with the vagina could cause health risks.

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. The UK and EU maximum residue level for drinking water is 0.0001 mg/kg, making this 40 times higher than permitted levels of glyphosate in drinking water.

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[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

I support any woman having access to whatever she needs to manage their menstruation, because they're fucking awful. But I've never personally been a fan of putting anything in there for any extended period. I assume anything we use for this purpose is poison, since science didn't even treat women as people who exist until relatively recently.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, that's one area you definitely don't want dandelions growing.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago

Calm down, Spiders Georg.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Glyphosate was found in tampons in one of the boxes, at 0.004 mg/kg

And the other 14?

[–] k48r@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), the Women’s Environmental Network and the Pesticide Collaboration

At least two of the groups behind the study have an axe to grind here. This isn't good science.