April 24, 2024
Retail & Consumer
Gov’t finds sanitary pads free from harmful chemicals
[THE INVESTOR] Sanitary pads pose no health risks to women, health authorities said on Sept. 28, disclosing the results of their inspection of all products.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it has examined a total of 676 sanitary pads manufactured or imported over the past three years for volatile organic chemical compounds to see if they contain any harmful chemicals.
The test showed that even if a woman uses 7.5 pads per day throughout her life, the sanitary products pose no health risks.
VOCs, like benzene and formaldehyde, have low water solubility and a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. While not all VOCs are hazardous, a few may pose long-term health risks.
The inspection was focused on a few highly dangerous chemicals, including benzene, and will try to wrap up its inspection by the end of September at the earliest.
“The ministry deems disposable pads, cotton pads and other kinds of pads imported from overseas not harmful to the body,” it said in a press release. It assured the public there is no need to be worried about using such products.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it has examined a total of 676 sanitary pads manufactured or imported over the past three years for volatile organic chemical compounds to see if they contain any harmful chemicals.
The test showed that even if a woman uses 7.5 pads per day throughout her life, the sanitary products pose no health risks.
VOCs, like benzene and formaldehyde, have low water solubility and a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. While not all VOCs are hazardous, a few may pose long-term health risks.
The inspection was focused on a few highly dangerous chemicals, including benzene, and will try to wrap up its inspection by the end of September at the earliest.
“The ministry deems disposable pads, cotton pads and other kinds of pads imported from overseas not harmful to the body,” it said in a press release. It assured the public there is no need to be worried about using such products.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
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