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Source: BBC
Major tampon makers pledge to tackle US shortages
By Annabelle Liang
Business reporter
Major tampon manufacturers in the United States have pledged to make more of the sanitary products to address shortages in the country.
One firm told the BBC the pandemic had caused staff shortages at its plants.
Social media users have been posting about their experiences as they struggle to find sanitary products.
One Reddit user said they visited eight stores to find tampons with a cardboard applicator, before deciding to buy them online "at a noticeable mark-up".
It comes as the war in Ukraine is making the raw materials used in sanitary products more costly.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61793198
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,021 posts)Jerry2144
(2,105 posts)Why couldnt we have a shortage of guns and bullets instead?
Faux pas
(14,684 posts)kskiska
(27,045 posts)when it comes to shortages. It never seems to affect men's products.