https://heavymetalcertified.com/standards/menstrual-tamponsPublished revisions of this Heavy Metal Certified page.https://heavymetalcertified.com/standards/menstrual-tamponshttps://heavymetalcertified.com/standards/menstrual-tampons#revision-f6ddfb8d35cd7613Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:27:48 GMTThe Heavy Metal Tested & Certified heavy-metal-safety standard for menstrual tampons (Feminine Care), evaluated on the total heavy-metal content of the finished article as placed on market (mucosal basis; the applicator is tested as a distinct component). No government sets a per-metal numeric content limit for this menstrual product, so every analyte is held to a disclosed read-across by analogy, the strictest health-based limit a government sets for an article in comparable prolonged mucosal contact, with inorganic arsenic and methylmercury bounded by their parent totals.