FDA releases report on toxic metals in tampons and potential health risks
- Arsenic, lead and other metals in tampons aren’t harmful, FDA report concludesPrevious research had raised safety worries over whether trace amounts of toxic metals in the menstrual products pose health risks.
- Safety concerns about how much of the metals in tampons were absorbed by women’s bodies prompted the FDA’s lab project.
- Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesJuly 8, 2026, 3:37 PM EDTBy Lily AlvinoThe Food and Drug Administration has determined that various metals found in tampons don’t pose health risks to women.
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- Arsenic, lead and other metals in tampons aren’t harmful, FDA report concludesPrevious research had raised safety worries over whether trace amounts of toxic metals in the menstrual products pose health risks.
- Safety concerns about how much of the metals in tampons were absorbed by women’s bodies prompted the FDA’s lab project.
- Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesJuly 8, 2026, 3:37 PM EDTBy Lily AlvinoThe Food and Drug Administration has determined that various metals found in tampons don’t pose health risks to women.
Sources: NBC News