-Caveat Lector-
I once posted a similar warning to my list and several days later the
customer service department of the company emailed me to state that it was
a rumor. I found it interesting that "they" knew about the posting. Was
it forwarded it them or do they do searches to find where this information
is being posted?
Hilary
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> From: Tenorlove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [CTRL] For women--danger in feminine products
> Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 7:26 PM
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> Got this in my email. I knew about the dioxin in white coffee filters,
> but this is news to me....
>
> Tenorlove
> --------------
> Subject: WARNING for females... (O-Sh)
> Please pass on to as many women as possible . . .
> If you use pads, but especially if you use tampons read this and pass
> on to your friends (for the men receiving this email, please forward it
> to your friends, significant others, sisters, mothers, daughters, etc.)
> thanks! Have you heard that tampon makers include asbestos in tampons?
> Why would they do this? Because asbestos makes you bleed more . . . if
> you bleed more, you're going to need to use more. Why isn't this
> against the law since asbestos is so dangerous? Because the powers that
> be, in all their wisdom(not), did not consider tampons as being
> ingested, and
> therefore wasn't illegal or considered dangerous. This month's Essence
> magazine has a small article about this and they mention two
> manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are Organic
> Essentials @ (800) 765-6491 and Terra Femme @ (800)755-0212. A woman
> getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado @ Boulder sent the
> following: "I am writing this because women are not being informed
> about the dangers of something most of us use - tampons. I am taking a
> class this month and I have been learning a lot about biology and
> woman, including much about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned
> that tampons are actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). I'll
> tell you this, after learning about this in our class, most of the
> females wound up feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry, and
> I for one, am going to do something about it. To start, I want to
> inform everyone I can, and email is the fastest way that I know how.
> Here is the scoop: Tampons contain two things that are potentially
> harmful: Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in
> bleaching the products). The tampon industry is convinced that we, as
> women, need bleached white products - in order to view the product as
> pure and clean. The problem here is that the dioxin produced in this
> bleaching process can lead to very harmful problems for a woman. Dioxin
> is potentially carcinogenic (cancer-associated) and is toxic to the
> immune and reproductive systems. It has also been linked to
> endometriosis and lower sperm counts for men- for both, it breaks down
> the immune system. Last September the Environmental Protection Agency
> (EPA) reported that there really is no set "acceptable" level of
> exposure to dioxin given that it is cumulative and slow to
> disintegrate. The real danger comes from repeated contact (Karen
> Houppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon Industry"). I'd say using
> about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a month, for 38 menstruating years
> is "repeated contact", wouldn't you? Rayon contributes to the danger of
> tampons and dioxin because its a highly absorbent substance. Therefore,
> when fibers from the tampons are left behind in the vagina (as it
> usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for the dioxin. It also
> stays in a lot longer than it would with just cotton tampons. This is
> also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs. WHAT ARE THE
> ALTERNATIVES? Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached and
> that are all cotton. Other feminine hygiene products (pads/napkins)
> contain dioxin as well, but they are not nearly as dangerous since they
> are not in direct contact with the vagina. The pads/napkins need to
> stop being bleached, but obviously tampons are the most dangerous. So,
> what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons, that
> are made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. Unfortunately,
> there are very, very few companies that make these safe tampons. They
> are usually only found in health food stores. Countries all over the
> world (Sweden, Germany, British Columbia, etc.) have demanded a switch
> to this safer tampon, while the US. has decided to keep us in the dark
> about it. In 1989, activists in England mounted a campaign against
> chlorine bleaching. Six weeks and 50,000 letters later, the makers of
> sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one of the green
> methods available). (MS magazine, May/June 1995). WHAT TO DO NOW: Tell
> people. Everyone. Inform them. We are being manipulated by this
> industry and the government, let's do something about it! Please write
> to the companies: Tampax (Tambrands), Playtex, O.B., Kotex. Call the
> 800 numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe
> product - ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS. Thank you.
> Donna C. Boisseau & Stephanie C. Baker;
> Assistants to Dr. B.S. Katzenellenbogen,
> Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
> Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology;
> 217) 333-9769
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