No Recall yet on Lil-Lets, Kotex and Other Sanitary Pads, Despite Shocking Study on Chemicals

South Africa: DA's Call for Sanitary Product Investigation Answered - National Consumer Commission Probe Begins

Press Release - The Democratic Alliance welcomes that the National Consumer Commission (NCC) has taken up our request for an investigation into chemically tainted sanitary products.

NCC probes sanitary pad brands over chemical concerns

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched a formal investigation into several leading sanitary pad and panty liner suppliers after a local study detected potentially harmful chemicals in some products sold in South Africa. The research, conducted by the University of the Free State and titled “The Presence of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Sanitary Pads: A Study Done in South Africa”, found that certain products may contain endocrin…

No recall yet on Lil-lets, Kotex and other sanitary pads, despite shocking study on chemicals

The National Consumer Commission has launched a “priority investigation” into the safety of sanitary products that millions of South African women use monthly.

NCC investigates nine sanitary pad suppliers amid reports of harmful chemicals

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced its own investigation into nine sanitary pad manufacturers.

NCC Launches Priority Probe Into Popular Period Products In South Africa With Major Red Flags

[Image: ccnull.de] For something most South African women buy without a second thought, often in a mild panic five minutes before the shops close, sanitary pads have suddenly become the centre of a national investigation. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched what it calls a “priority investigation” into the safety of menstrual products used by millions of women every month. And yes, we’re talking about the big names stacked on sup…

"So what do we use now?": SA woman shares list of sanitary pads with hormone-disrupting chemicals

A UFS study found hormone-disrupting chemicals in popular South African sanitary pads and liners. Here is the full list of products tested and what the NCC is doing.