Question 11857 ​​— health

Summary

Ms. Pascale Fontenel-Personne questions the Minister of Solidarity and Health about the presence of toxic substances in tampons and sanitary napkins. On July 19, the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety published a report on the health risks resulting from the use of these intimate products. Many toxic and carcinogenic substances have been detected there: phthalates, dioxins, furans, glyphosate, lindane and even quintozene, the use of which is, for some of them, prohibited in Europe. This report reveals nothing new. For several years now, we have been warned about the use of these products. The risks of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) are generally mentioned on boxes of tampons and sanitary napkins, but the components are not. are almost never even though they are often the cause. In fact, the composition and manufacturing of intimate protection products are not subject to any specific regulations. And yet, around twenty cases of SCT are reported each year in France, some of which can have dramatic consequences. All these health risks concern millions of women who use these products every month for several dozen of years. It is therefore important to indicate, in an exhaustive manner, the composition of the product on boxes of tampons and sanitary napkins, as with medicines. The Government's objective is clear: to implement a health promotion policy, including prevention, in all environments and throughout life. This objective must call into question the lack of transparency of manufacturers or even influence them to improve the quality of raw materials and the manufacturing process. Faced with the absence of restrictive measures, she then asks what she intends to implement in order to definitively enlighten and protect consumers of these products.

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