Preventing TSS; new tampon labeling lets women compare absorbencies. (toxic shock syndrome, includes related information) From: FDA Consumer | Date: February 1, 1990| Author: Farley, Dixie | COPYRIGHT 1990 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

New Tampon Labelling Lets Women Compare Absorbencies

A milestone has occurred in the nearly decade-long effort by the Food and Drug Administration and others to help protect menstruating women who use tampons from toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a rare but sometimes fatal disease linked to tampon use.

FDA has issued a new rule requiring that tampon packages labeled "junior," "regular," "super," or "super plus" conform to specific ranges of absorbencies and that th...

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