OH! Magazine - Australian Version December 2018 | Page 39

( WOMEN’S HEALTH )
COULD YOUR TAMPONS
BE CARCINOGENIC?
Crimson Organic Tampons explains the importance of
choosing menstrual products made from organic cotton.
Earlier this year, the San Francisco
Superior Court of California ordered
pesticide giant Monsanta to pay US$289
million to a groundskeeper who alleged
that glyphosphate (Roundup) was the
cause of his cancer.
While this man’s plight may sound far
removed from your own life, what you may
be shocked to realise is that the majority
of conventional cotton crops, which are
used to create non-organic tampons are
sprayed with… wait for it… gylphosphate.
You read that right; it’s the very same
product the court just confirmed to be
carcinagenic (i.e. cancer causing).
So, is this an isolated, one-off case?
Alarmingly, it appears not. Because
according to Reuters there are currently
5,000 similar cases pending in the USA
alone.
Are the pesticide residues processed
away by the time a tampon is produced?
Unfortunately, it appears not. In 2015, a
widely reported study from the University
of La Plata in Argentina, found that
around 85 per cent of cotton products
such as baby wipes, gauze, cotton balls,
and feminine products like pads and
tampons, actually tested positive for
glyphosate. At the time, Argentinian
paediatrician Vazquez Medardo Avila,
president of the third National Congress
of Doctors for Fumigated Communities
said the following, about the study:
‘The results of this research are very
serious. When you use cotton or gauze to
heal wounds or for personal hygiene, you
do this thinking that the products are
sterilised; but in fact, you are using
products
contaminated
with
a
carcinogenic substance.’
Monsanto
maintain
that
their
glyphosphate-containing products are
safe. But do you really want to take their
word for it?
If you believe that glyphosate should not
be contained in tampons, consider
clicking HERE and signing the online
petition.
Don’t risk your health any longer. By
opting for tampons made from organic
cotton, such as Crimson Organic Tampons,
you are choosing a product that is made
from certified 100 per cent organic
cotton, which contains no sprays, no
pesticides and no toxins.
Crimson Organic Tampons’ subscription-
based delivery service will be available in
March 2019 via Amazon Australia. To
learn more visit crimsonorganic.co.nz
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