The associations requested it in 2015. The compositions of the periodic protections will be written on the packaging. “at 1er January 2023 at the latest »announced Friday, March 11, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
Alongside the composition, the precautions for use and the serious adverse effects that the components of the intimate protections can cause must appear on the packaging or on a notice, according to a draft decree. “With this decree, I want to ensure that every woman knows what is in her tampon or pad”said in a press release Mr. Véran.
The minister’s entourage reported that “discussions” were engaged with the manufacturers with a view to entry into force before 2023. The decree being prepared provides that the precautions for use mention the importance of washing hands before inserting or removing intimate protection or even the wearing time maximum recommended.
Daily consumer goods
Intimate protection falls into the category of everyday consumer goods in France, unlike in the United States, where tampons are listed among medical devices. As a result, no regulations have until now required manufacturers to make the composition of the protections visible or to provide a notice with the contraindications.
A parliamentary report recommended, in February 2020, the obligation to mention the possible presence of traces of toxic substances on packaging to prevent any risk of “menstrual toxic shock”. Questioned in 2015 by a petition signed by more than 300,000 people, the Procter & Gamble brand, which markets Tampax, chose to indicate the composition of its tampons.