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Carcinogens have been detected in almost all sanitary napkins on the market. It was the result of re-analyzing the results of the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety three years ago, but it was detected at the time, but it was revealed this time after not revealing how many products. Citizens are reacting that they have been misled.
Reporter Hojin Lee asked experts how it affects the body.
[기자] [박예슬/서울 목동 : 더 믿을 수가 없구나. 제가 따로 면생리대 알아봐서 사는 게 나을 거 같다고 생각했어요.] [오유진/서울 내발산동 : 아무래도 매번 이렇게 꼭 써야 하는 거니까 어떤 걸 써야 될지 고민도 되고 이제 믿을 게 없다는 생각이 들었어요.]Dichloromethane, hexane.
Both are chemicals known to be highly reproductive and carcinogenic.
As a result of a survey of 666 sanitary napkins distributed in Korea from 2014 to 2017, it is a substance of 647.
97%, practically all products come from this substance.
First-class carcinogens, such as benzene, come from 165 and toxic substances for reproduction, such as styrene, from 639.
Carcinogens and reproductive toxicants were also detected in 25 overseas direct ball sanitary napkins.
At that time, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety was in a position where there was no problem.
These substances have been detected, but they are not enough to be harmful to the human body as they meet the standard values.
The court also recently ruled against plaintiffs against 5,300 women who filed a lawsuit against the controversial ‘Lillian sanitary pads’.
The positions of the experts are divided.
[이덕환/서강대 명예교수 : 면제품에서 휘발성 유기화합물이 나올 수밖에 없는 거고요. 기준치보다 낮게 나왔다는 거는 아무 문제가 없다는 거예요.] [박은정/경희대 동서의학연구소 교수 : 아직은 검증된 데이터가 없어서 이게 유해할 수 있다, 유해할 수 없다 단정 지어서 어떤 의견을 드리기는 어려워요.]If you observe a single toxic substance, even if there is no problem as it meets the standard, several substances can affect the human body in complex ways.
In a preliminary survey in 2018, the Environment Ministry said that some disposable sanitary pads may be associated with menstrual pain and changes in menstrual volume.
In this regard, the results of a survey of 20,000 women are expected to be published early next year.
(Source: Lee Yong-ho’s office / Video design: Song Min-ji)
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