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Major tampon makers pledge to ramp up production amid US shortage

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Major tampon manufacturers in the United States have pledged to increase production to address countrywide shortages.

The war in Ukraine is making raw materials used in sanitary products more costly, according to BBC News.

A spokesperson for Edgewell Personal Care, the company behind Playtex and o.b. tampons, said inventory has been "impacted due to extensive workforce shortages caused by two separate Omicron surges in the U.S. and Canada in late 2021 and early 2022, respectively."

Read more from BBC News.

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