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> 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 e-mail, please
> forward it to your friends, significant others, sisters, mothers,
> daughters, etc.) thanks!
>
> Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going to
buy the next time, and see whether you spot any of the familiar signs
> stated in this email ...... no wonder so many women in the world suffer
from cervical cancer and womb tumors ......
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 it is 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, German, British Colombia, etc.) have demanded a switch to
> this safer tampon, while the U.S. 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.
>
> Reminder:
> P.S. In order not to lose the impact of this email, I suggest that
> anyone who want to forward to your friends, PLEASE copy this mail and
> paste to a NEW message. That way will not distort the whole message
> with all the forward arrows. Please do this with consideration and
> seriousness. Thanks
Original Message-----
From: Michele Foreman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Robyn Madsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; schelly Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Jean Tye
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; JO ANN BELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Joe & Sharon Karr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Laura Lewis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 10:44 PM
> 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 e-mail, please forward it to
> your
> friends, significant others, sisters, mothers, daughters, etc.) thanks!
>
>
> Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going to
> buy
> the next time, and see whether you spot any of the familiar signs
> stated in
> this email ...... no wonder so many women in the world suffer from
> cervical
> cancer and womb tumors ......
> 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 it is 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,
> German,
> British Colombia, etc.) have demanded a switch to this safer tampon,
> while
> the U.S. 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.
>
> Reminder:
> P.S. In order not to lose the impact of this email, I suggest that
> anyone
> who want to forward to your friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste to
>
> a
> NEW message. That way will not distort the whole message with all the
> forward arrows. Please do this with consideration and seriousness.
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>> Please pass on to as many women as possible . .
.<BR>><BR>> If you use pads, but especially if you use tampons, read
this and pass<BR>> on to<BR>> your friends (for the men receiving
this e-mail, please forward it to<BR>> your<BR>> friends,
significant others, sisters, mothers, daughters, etc.)
thanks!<BR>><BR>><BR>> Check the labels of the sanitary pads or
tampons that you are going to<BR>> buy<BR>> the next time, and see
whether you spot any of the familiar signs<BR>> stated in<BR>> this
email ...... no wonder so many women in the world suffer from<BR>>
cervical<BR>> cancer and womb tumors ......<BR>> Have you
heard that tampon makers include asbestos in tampons? Why<BR>> would
they do this? Because asbestos makes you bleed more . . . if you<BR>>
bleed<BR>> more, you're going to need to use more. Why isn't this
against the law<BR>> since<BR>> asbestos is so dangerous? Because
the powers that be, in all their<BR>> wisdom<BR>> (not), did not
consider tampons as being ingested, and therefore wasn't<BR>><BR>>
illegal or considered dangerous. This month's<BR>> Essence magazine has
a small article about this and they mention two<BR>> manufacturers of a
cotton tampon alternative. The companies are Organic<BR>><BR>>
Essentials @ (800) 765-6491 and Terra Femme @ (800)755-0212.<BR>> A
woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado @ Boulder sent
the<BR>> following: "I am writing this because women are not being
informed<BR>> about the<BR>> dangers of something most of us use -
tampons. I am taking a class this<BR>><BR>> month and I have been
learning a lot about biology and woman, including<BR>><BR>>
much<BR>> about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that tampons
are<BR>> actually<BR>> dangerous (for other reasons than
TSS).<BR>><BR>> I'll tell you this, after learning about this in our
class, most of the<BR>><BR>> females wound up feeling angry and
upset with the tampon industry, and<BR>> I for<BR>> one, am going to
do something about it. To start, I want to inform<BR>> everyone<BR>>
I can, and email is the fastest way that I know how. Here is the
scoop:<BR>><BR>> Tampons contain two things that are
potentially<BR>> harmful: Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a
chemical used in<BR>> bleaching<BR>> the products). The tampon
industry is convinced that we, as women, need<BR>><BR>> bleached
white products - in order to view the product as pure and<BR>>
clean.<BR>><BR>> The problem here is that the dioxin produced in
this bleaching process<BR>> can<BR>> lead to very harmful problems
for a woman. Dioxin is potentially<BR>> carcinogenic
(cancer-associated) and is toxic to the immune and<BR>>
reproductive<BR>> systems. It has also been linked to endometriosis
and<BR>> lower sperm counts for men - for both, it breaks down the
immune<BR>> system.<BR>><BR>> Last September the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reported that<BR>> there really is no set
"acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin given<BR>> that<BR>> it is
cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger comes from<BR>>
repeated contact (Karen Houppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon<BR>>
Industry").<BR>> I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a
month, for 38<BR>> menstruating years is "repeated contact", wouldn't
you? Rayon<BR>> contributes to<BR>> the danger of tampons and dioxin
because it is a<BR>> highly absorbent substance. Therefore, when fibers
from the tampons are<BR>><BR>> left<BR>> behind in the vagina (as
it usually occurs), it creates a breeding<BR>> ground<BR>> for the
dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer than it would with just<BR>>
cotton<BR>> tampons. This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock
syndrome) occurs.<BR>><BR>><BR>> WHAT ARE THE
ALTERNATIVES?<BR>> Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached
and that are all<BR>> cotton. Other feminine hygiene products
(pads/napkins) contain dioxin<BR>> as<BR>> well, but they are not
nearly as dangerous since they are not in direct<BR>><BR>> contact
with the vagina. The pads/napkins need to stop being bleached,<BR>>
but<BR>> obviously tampons are the most dangerous. So, what can you do
if you<BR>> can't<BR>> give up using tampons? Use tampons, that
are<BR>> made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. Unfortunately,
there<BR>> are<BR>> very, very few companies that make these safe
tampons. They are usually<BR>><BR>> only<BR>> found in health
food stores. Countries all over the world (Sweden,<BR>> German,<BR>>
British Colombia, etc.) have demanded a switch to this safer tampon,<BR>>
while<BR>> the U.S. has decided to keep us in the dark about it. In
1989,<BR>> activists in<BR>> England mounted a campaign
against<BR>> chlorine bleaching. Six weeks and 50,000 letters later,
the makers of<BR>> sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one
of the green<BR>> methods<BR>> available). (MS magazine, May/June
1995).<BR>><BR>> WHAT TO DO NOW:<BR>> Tell people.
Everyone. Inform them. We are being manipulated by this<BR>> industry
and the government, let's do something about it! Please write<BR>>
to<BR>> the companies: Tampax (Tambrands), Playtex, O.B., Kotex. Call
the 800<BR>> numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand
a safe<BR>> product -<BR>> ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED
TAMPONS.<BR>><BR>> Reminder:<BR>> P.S. In order not to lose
the impact of this email, I suggest that<BR>> anyone<BR>> who want
to forward to your friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste to<BR>><BR>>
a<BR>> NEW message. That way will not distort the whole message with
all the<BR>> forward arrows. Please do this with consideration and
seriousness.<BR>>
Thanks<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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color=#ff0000><B>Date: </B>Tuesday, April 18, 2000 10:44 PM<BR><BR></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>> Please pass on to as many women as possible . .
.<BR>><BR>> If you use pads, but especially if you use tampons, read
this and pass<BR>> on to<BR>> your friends (for the men receiving
this e-mail, please forward it to<BR>> your<BR>> friends,
significant others, sisters, mothers, daughters, etc.)
thanks!<BR>><BR>><BR>> Check the labels of the sanitary pads or
tampons that you are going to<BR>> buy<BR>> the next time, and see
whether you spot any of the familiar signs<BR>> stated in<BR>> this
email ...... no wonder so many women in the world suffer from<BR>>
cervical<BR>> cancer and womb tumors ......<BR>> Have you
heard that tampon makers include asbestos in tampons? Why<BR>> would
they do this? Because asbestos makes you bleed more . . . if you<BR>>
bleed<BR>> more, you're going to need to use more. Why isn't this
against the law<BR>> since<BR>> asbestos is so dangerous? Because
the powers that be, in all their<BR>> wisdom<BR>> (not), did not
consider tampons as being ingested, and therefore wasn't<BR>><BR>>
illegal or considered dangerous. This month's<BR>> Essence magazine has
a small article about this and they mention two<BR>> manufacturers of a
cotton tampon alternative. The companies are Organic<BR>><BR>>
Essentials @ (800) 765-6491 and Terra Femme @ (800)755-0212.<BR>> A
woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado @ Boulder sent
the<BR>> following: "I am writing this because women are not being
informed<BR>> about the<BR>> dangers of something most of us use -
tampons. I am taking a class this<BR>><BR>> month and I have been
learning a lot about biology and woman, including<BR>><BR>>
much<BR>> about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that tampons
are<BR>> actually<BR>> dangerous (for other reasons than
TSS).<BR>><BR>> I'll tell you this, after learning about this in our
class, most of the<BR>><BR>> females wound up feeling angry and
upset with the tampon industry, and<BR>> I for<BR>> one, am going to
do something about it. To start, I want to inform<BR>> everyone<BR>>
I can, and email is the fastest way that I know how. Here is the
scoop:<BR>><BR>> Tampons contain two things that are
potentially<BR>> harmful: Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a
chemical used in<BR>> bleaching<BR>> the products). The tampon
industry is convinced that we, as women, need<BR>><BR>> bleached
white products - in order to view the product as pure and<BR>>
clean.<BR>><BR>> The problem here is that the dioxin produced in
this bleaching process<BR>> can<BR>> lead to very harmful problems
for a woman. Dioxin is potentially<BR>> carcinogenic
(cancer-associated) and is toxic to the immune and<BR>>
reproductive<BR>> systems. It has also been linked to endometriosis
and<BR>> lower sperm counts for men - for both, it breaks down the
immune<BR>> system.<BR>><BR>> Last September the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reported that<BR>> there really is no set
"acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin given<BR>> that<BR>> it is
cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger comes from<BR>>
repeated contact (Karen Houppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon<BR>>
Industry").<BR>> I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a
month, for 38<BR>> menstruating years is "repeated contact", wouldn't
you? Rayon<BR>> contributes to<BR>> the danger of tampons and dioxin
because it is a<BR>> highly absorbent substance. Therefore, when fibers
from the tampons are<BR>><BR>> left<BR>> behind in the vagina (as
it usually occurs), it creates a breeding<BR>> ground<BR>> for the
dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer than it would with just<BR>>
cotton<BR>> tampons. This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock
syndrome) occurs.<BR>><BR>><BR>> WHAT ARE THE
ALTERNATIVES?<BR>> Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached
and that are all<BR>> cotton. Other feminine hygiene products
(pads/napkins) contain dioxin<BR>> as<BR>> well, but they are not
nearly as dangerous since they are not in direct<BR>><BR>> contact
with the vagina. The pads/napkins need to stop being bleached,<BR>>
but<BR>> obviously tampons are the most dangerous. So, what can you do
if you<BR>> can't<BR>> give up using tampons? Use tampons, that
are<BR>> made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. Unfortunately,
there<BR>> are<BR>> very, very few companies that make these safe
tampons. They are usually<BR>><BR>> only<BR>> found in health
food stores. Countries all over the world (Sweden,<BR>> German,<BR>>
British Colombia, etc.) have demanded a switch to this safer tampon,<BR>>
while<BR>> the U.S. has decided to keep us in the dark about it. In
1989,<BR>> activists in<BR>> England mounted a campaign
against<BR>> chlorine bleaching. Six weeks and 50,000 letters later,
the makers of<BR>> sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one
of the green<BR>> methods<BR>> available). (MS magazine, May/June
1995).<BR>><BR>> WHAT TO DO NOW:<BR>> Tell people.
Everyone. Inform them. We are being manipulated by this<BR>> industry
and the government, let's do something about it! Please write<BR>>
to<BR>> the companies: Tampax (Tambrands), Playtex, O.B., Kotex. Call
the 800<BR>> numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand
a safe<BR>> product -<BR>> ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED
TAMPONS.<BR>><BR>> Reminder:<BR>> P.S. In order not to lose
the impact of this email, I suggest that<BR>> anyone<BR>> who want
to forward to your friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste to<BR>><BR>>
a<BR>> NEW message. That way will not distort the whole message with
all the<BR>> forward arrows. Please do this with consideration and
seriousness.<BR>>
Thanks<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
