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知名護墊Carefree爆含致癌物 數百名女性提告求償
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知名護墊Carefree爆含致癌物 數百名女性提告求償

知名女性衛生用品品牌Carefree遭控護墊含有致癌化學物質PFOA,導致使用者出現感染、癌症及不孕等症狀。

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知名女性衛生用品品牌Carefree在美國面臨集體訴訟,數百名女性指控其護墊含有第一級致癌物PFOA,長期使用導致感染、癌症與不孕等健康問題,並指控製造商隱瞞真相。

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PFOA屬於全氟/多氟烷基物質(PFAS),因無法分解被稱為永久化學品,世界衛生組織已證實其為第一級致癌物。

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每天在用的護墊竟然有致癌物!知名女性衛生用品品牌Carefree(嬌爽)近日在美國引發法律問題,數百名女性指控該品牌的護墊含有致癌學物質PFOA(全氟辛酸),導致她們使用後出現了感染、癌症、不孕等症狀。

據《紐約郵報》報導,有數百名女性向美國加州洛杉磯郡高等法院提出集體訴訟,指控原在美國強生公司(Johnson & Johnson)旗下,現被愛適依Essity收購的女性衛生用品品牌Carefree(嬌爽)生產的護墊中含有致癌化學物質PFOA(全氟辛酸),許多女性在長期使用該品牌產品後,陸續出現反覆感染、器官病變、癌症,甚至面臨不孕等嚴重的健康問題。

據查,PFOA是一種人工合成的有機氟化合物,屬於全氟/多氟烷基物質(PFAS)家族。由於其化學鍵極其穩定、無法輕易分解,被稱為「永久化學品」(Forever Chemicals),被世界衛生組織(WHO)證實為第一級致癌物。

提出控訴的女性表示,她們之中有許多人每次佩戴護墊會使用10小時或者更久,長期下來與這些化學物質接觸了百次甚至數千次。原告律師也指出,這些護墊長時間接觸女性私密部位,由於這些組織具有高度滲透性,化學物質被吸收後會直接進入血液循環,除生理上折磨,許多原告也表示她們每天都在隨時可能得癌症的恐懼之中,身心都承受著巨大的打擊。

訴訟指出,製造商有意隱瞞商品含有PFOA的狀況,在產品標籤以及成分表上都完全沒有標示出來,而且他們其實完全可以透過低成本的檢測方式,檢測出這種化學物質,也有能力使用完全不含PFAS的替代品,但一直以來都沒有作為。

此外,製造商早在2024年就收到護墊中被驗出PFOA的通知,但還是持續販售,儘管加州的法律有明文禁止特定紡織品使用PFAS,但他們仍照賣不誤。另總部位於洛杉磯的高檔連鎖超市Gelson's,因銷售這些產品,也被列為被告。數百名女性將尋求懲罰性賠償。

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  • 原告將尋求懲罰性賠償並推進訴訟程序

    Very likely · Within months

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  • 製造商將如何回應此次集體訴訟?
  • 是否會有更多國家跟進檢測該品牌產品?

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