Tampon manufacturers say they’re working to replenish the supply of their products after shortages were reported on shelves across the country. On Monday, U.S.&...
The companies should “take immediate action to increase the tampon supply and end unnecessary price increases,” Hassan said in the letter. “Access to menstrual products should be treated like every other essential good.”
P&G, which makes brands including Tampax and Always, has a near 50% market share in menstrual-care supplies in the U.S. The company is “working hard to ramp up production to meet the increased demand for our products,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Friday. Edgewell, the company behind brands like Playtex and o.b., cited surges of the COVID-19 omicron variant as a cause for any diminished inventory.