More than a dozen metals — including lead and arsenic — showed up in a broad array of tampons sold across the U.S. and Europe, raising concerns about menstruation products used by millions, a ...

Toxic metals — including lead and arsenic — have been detected in tampons, according to a new study published in the Environment International scientific journal. The study analyzed 30 tampons ...

New research reveals presence of toxic metals in tampons, including lead and arsenic. Learn what experts say about safety concerns and available alternatives.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, discovered toxic metals such as arsenic, lead, mercury, nickel, copper, iron, and others in tampons.

New research has detected traces of toxic metals, including lead and arsenic, in some tampons.

The study, released in July and published in the journal Environment International, evaluated 16 different metals (some of them being arsenic, mercury, lead and cadmium) in 30 tampons across 14 ...

Various metals were found in the products, and in one product all 16 metals were detected, the team said. Organic tampons had less lead and more arsenic than non-organic ones.

According to research published in the journal Environment International, several toxic metals were detected in 14 different kinds of tampons (the specific brands were not named).

A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers found tampons from several popular brands can include toxic metals like lead, arsenic and cadmium.