Countdown to Disclosure!
Companies Have Until October to Disclose the Ingredients in their Period Care Products
Did you know — there is no federal law that requires companies to disclose ingredients in period care products?!
BUT … In 2019, New York became the first state in the United States to pass a bill requiring manufacturers of period care products to fully disclose intentionally added ingredients. This ground-breaking law is about to go into effect — companies have only a handful of days left to get their act together and stop hiding ingredient secrets.
This law would not have passed without the actions of so many people like you who raised their voices for their right to know! So let’s do it again. Let’s make sure companies know we’re watching! It’s time to end these toxic secrets and hold companies accountable.
TICK TOCK – IT’S TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
Let companies know that period health is important to you: Learn and engage with your community about these issues by sharing facts, graphics, videos and more to help amplify this important new disclosure law. Each day we’ll reveal new materials, new ways to raise your voice, and new reasons why it is so important that we prioritize period health!
Everyone has the right to know what is in their period care products. So while this new disclosure information will only be required on the label in NY, this law sets a new precedent for transparency and we’ll keep pushing until we all have this information, no matter what state we live in.
WE’RE DONE WAITING and THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Each day we’ll reveal new resources, actions and ways to raise your voice!
Companies have until October to disclose the ingredients in their period care products. Let the countdown begin!
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Companies selling tampons, pads, menstrual cups or period underwear in New York State are now required to disclose all intentionally added ingredients on product labels.
Oct. 2021
