Wen takes Toxic Tipping Point campaign to Westminster for Environmenstrual Week
Wen is taking its campaign to get toxic chemicals out of period products to Parliament. For Environmenstrual Week of Action, our event at the House of Lords will get key players and decision-makers around the table and put period product safety firmly on the government’s agenda.
With Baroness Natalie Bennett, Green Party Peer, we bring together leading experts, campaigners and policy voices to ask the question: Have we reached the tipping point for toxic period products?
The answer is clear – yes, we have.
For over 35 years, Wen has been warning that period products millions rely on every month may not be safe. Our own research, alongside independent studies, has found toxic chemicals, pesticides, “forever chemicals” and heavy metals in some tampons, pads and period pants – substances linked to cancer, infertility and hormone disruption.
Yet there’s still no specific UK regulation to ensure period products are safe to use.
With a panel of experts including Susie Hewson MBE (Founder, Natracare), Dr Karen Joash (Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Kathrin Schilling (Assistant Professor), and Josie Cohen (Pesticide Action Network UK), chaired by Helen Lynn from Wen – we’ll explore the evidence and call for urgent regulation to make all menstrual products safe.
Then, we’ll deliver our petition – signed by over 71,000 people – straight to Defra.
This is the tipping point – it’s time for change. Without urgent action, millions will remain exposed every single month.
Wen is calling for
- Regulation to make all menstrual products safe.
- Independent testing for harmful chemicals.
- Full ingredient disclosure.
- High safety standards for products in schools and public facilities.
Join us to demand safer, healthier and more sustainable period products for everyone.
Together, we can turn the #ToxicTippingPoint into lasting change.
What you can do
Become part of our global movement to make sure toxic period products become a thing of the past:
Join over 71,000 people: Sign Wen’s petition demanding Government action to get toxic chemicals out of period products and share your support using #ToxicFreePeriodsPetition https://www.wen.org.uk/toxicfreeperiodspetition/
Pledge your support for Wen’s Menstrual Health, Dignity and Sustainability Act, backed by experts, academics and period product brands https://www.wen.org.uk/menstrual-act/
Write to Chemicals Minister Emma Hardy to demand action to eliminate pesticides and other harmful chemicals from period products https://www.pan-uk.org/period-products/Demand #ToxicFreePeriods this #EnvironmenstrualWeek (20–26 October). Together we can turn the #ToxicTippingPoint into lasting change. How to get involved: https://www.wen.org.uk/our-work/environmenstrual/
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