At least 85 percent of tampons, cotton balls and sanitary products evaluated in a recent study contained glyphosate — a known cancer-causing toxin.This harmful contamination is disturbing, but not altogether surprising. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto 's RoundUp, a pesticide that is widely used on cotton crops around the world.
As the world's best online market for non-toxic groceries, Thrive Market is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit the sale of glyphosate-tainted products to women and children.
Join Thrive Market in taking a stand for a less toxic, healthier world! Please sign and share this petition right now to urge the FDA to get toxic tampons and other products with glyphosate off the shelves. Dear Commissioner Ostroff,
As someone who is concerned about the exposure of American women and children to carcinogens, I am deeply concerned with recent findings from Argentina's University of La Plata that at least 85 percent of the tampons, cotton balls and sanitary products tested contained glyphosate, a known carcinogen.
As you know, recent findings suggest that this substance can cause cancer even at low levels.
[Your comments]
I strongly urge you to prohibit the sale of glyphosate-tainted products to women and children to protect the health and wellbeing of American women and children.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
