Consumer Reports experts take a look at the safest tampon options [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Many women rely on tampons each month. But some are now looking for other options after some alarming findings from a new study.

That study found that some tampons may contain toxic metals like arsenic, lead, and cadmium. Not exactly the kind of stuff you want to be putting in your body.

Tampon users have taken to TikTok to show themselves throwing their unused products straight into the trash!

The panic stems from new research that found traces of toxic metals, including lead and arsenic, in a number of tampons.

“The types of metals found varied somewhat across different brands, but one important finding was that even tampons labeled as “organic”contained traces of these contaminants, particularly arsenic,” said Consumer Reports Health Editor Catherine Roberts.

The study didn’t name the brands, but researchers found the toxic metals in over a dozen popular brands of tampons, including someEuropean …