Carcinogenic substances detected in 97% of household sanitary napkins



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Carcinogens were found in 97% of sanitary napkins distributed in Korea.

Representative Lee Yong-ho of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee analyzed the data from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s ‘Health Impact Survey of Disposable Sanitary Wipes’, and found that 647 products, which represented 97.2% of the 666 articles, they were classified by the International Health Organization and the International Cancer Center. Such substances have been revealed to have been detected.

Among the 666 species to be studied, 165 (25%) articles were detected with benzene and trichlorethylene, the first-class carcinogens designated by the International Cancer Institute, and sterene, chloroform, toluene and substances toxic to reproduction designated by the Agency. European Chemical Substances. Hexane was detected in 639 articles (95.9%).

Carcinogens and reproductive toxins have been detected in 25 overseas direct purchase products distributed in Korea since 2014.

In particular, benzene was detected in 20 of 137 products marked “organic”.

In addition, according to Legislator Lee, phthalates were detected in 73 products out of 126 women’s health products, such as sanitary napkins, panty liners and tampons distributed in Korea by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

In addition, out of 78 disposable general sanitary napkins, 3 products and 8 multipurpose cotton sanitary napkins contained dioxins.

Phthalates are also called environmental hormones and are known to risk reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption in animals.

Dioxin is a first-class carcinogen that the International Organization for Research on Cancer (IARC) considers that “there is sufficient scientific evidence to cause cancer in humans.”

In 2017, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that there was no harmful effect on the human body, even based on the maximum amount of detection (of the substance) as a result of the human risk assessment of sanitary napkins and Diapers.

Representative Lee said, “The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that the amount of dangerous substances detected in the results of the risk assessment of sanitary napkins in September 2017 and the dioxin risk assessment in the quality inspection of medical devices in December last year was not harmful to the human body, but I wonder if it can be trusted and used. ” He said.

He criticized: “Among the many products, there are products that do not detect harmful substances such as carcinogens, phthalates and dioxins, but because the amount of detection is small, it is misleading to the public.”

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