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Sanitary Products: Testing

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23 October 2025

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6 November 2025 · Answer

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Summary

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate, and mandate independent testing of, period products following recent reports of harmful chemicals and heavy metals being found in such products.

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  1. 23 October 2025

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate, and mandate independent testing of, period products following recent reports of harmful chemicals and heavy metals being found in such products.

    Source: Lords

  2. 6 November 2025

    Answer

    Period products are already regulated under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require that only safe products, in their normal or reasonably foreseeable use, are placed on the market. There are obligations on producers and distributors to,...

    Source: Written answer

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