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| Organic panty liners recalled after traces of weedkiller found | Organic panty liners recalled after traces of weedkiller found |
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| Three thousand boxes of organic panty liners have been pulled from shop shelves in France and Canada after they were found to contain tiny amounts of herbicide, Italian manufacturer Corman said on Wednesday. | |
| Corman said it conducted its own analysis after a French consumer magazine reported the presence of glyphosate, the active ingredient of Roundup weedkiller made by agricultural giant Monsanto, in the cotton-based product of the Organyc brand. | Corman said it conducted its own analysis after a French consumer magazine reported the presence of glyphosate, the active ingredient of Roundup weedkiller made by agricultural giant Monsanto, in the cotton-based product of the Organyc brand. |
| Related: European commission plans to relicense controversial weedkiller | Related: European commission plans to relicense controversial weedkiller |
| In a report published on Tuesday, the magazine 60 Millions de Consommateurs said its testers had detected glyphosate in five of 11 feminine hygiene products they analysed, including tampons and panty liners. | In a report published on Tuesday, the magazine 60 Millions de Consommateurs said its testers had detected glyphosate in five of 11 feminine hygiene products they analysed, including tampons and panty liners. |
| Corman said it ordered external analyses that “confirmed residual traces of glyphosate” in its panty liners, adding that it was recalling 3,100 boxes from the lot in question as a “precaution”. | Corman said it ordered external analyses that “confirmed residual traces of glyphosate” in its panty liners, adding that it was recalling 3,100 boxes from the lot in question as a “precaution”. |
| Although the amounts were tiny – about 25 nanogrammes per gramme – “these traces should not be present in organic cotton”, Corman said, adding that it would investigate its suppliers, mainly in the US and India. | Although the amounts were tiny – about 25 nanogrammes per gramme – “these traces should not be present in organic cotton”, Corman said, adding that it would investigate its suppliers, mainly in the US and India. |
| “We don’t think it is dangerous, it’s simply a precautionary measure, because our priority is the safety and health of our consumers,” a Corman spokeswoman said. | “We don’t think it is dangerous, it’s simply a precautionary measure, because our priority is the safety and health of our consumers,” a Corman spokeswoman said. |
| 60 Millions de Consommateurs also said residual amounts of potentially toxic substances were found in Always sanitary pads and Tampax tampons made by US company Procter & Gamble. | 60 Millions de Consommateurs also said residual amounts of potentially toxic substances were found in Always sanitary pads and Tampax tampons made by US company Procter & Gamble. |
| The company said its products had been “proven to be harmless” but that it would improve communication about their contents. | The company said its products had been “proven to be harmless” but that it would improve communication about their contents. |
| A spokesman for Johnson & Johnson, whose o.b. and Nett tampons were also faulted in the report, said the company used “only materials respecting all the safety criteria” in its products. | A spokesman for Johnson & Johnson, whose o.b. and Nett tampons were also faulted in the report, said the company used “only materials respecting all the safety criteria” in its products. |