Millions of people use menstrual and intimate care products every month, but manufacturers aren't required to disclose ingredients or conduct independent safety testing. That needs to change.

The numbers make this alarming. The average person uses between 5,000 and 15,000 menstrual products in their lifetime. Studies have detected trace amounts of dioxins, pesticide residues, and phthalates in some products, chemicals linked to hormone disruption, reproductive harm, and even cancer. Yet because the FDA does not require manufacturers to disclose ingredients or fund independent safety research, we still don't fully understand the long-term health impact. Robin Danielson, the woman this bill is named after, died from Toxic Shock Syndrome in 1998, and over 25 years later, we are still fighting for basic protections. If we require ingredient labels on food, cleaning products, and cosmetics, why not on products that come into direct contact with some of our most absorbent tissue?

The Robin Danielson Act would require the NIH to research potential health risks in these products and mandate full ingredient transparency so consumers know what they're putting in and on their bodies.

As part of our FCCLA project, we are urging Congress to prioritize this long-overdue legislation. Sign this petition and tell your representatives: the health of millions is not something we can afford to ignore.