Hidden danger in your period pack? UFS finds chemicals linked to cancer in pads and liners

[The Mercury - South Africa] - 17/02/2026

A groundbreaking University of the Free State study has found hormone-disrupting chemicals in every sanitary pad and panty liner tested in South Africa.

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