The Pesticide Action Network UK has found a pesticide in tampons at levels 40 times higher than permitted in drinking water. Researchers tested 15 boxes of tampons from UK shops and supermarkets for traces of pesticides and found that one box contained glyphosate. The report — published by the Pesticide Action Network UK in collaboration with Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) and the Pesticide Collaboration — evaluated the products for the presence of aminomethylphosphonic acid, one of the primary degradation products of glyphosate.
