US manufacturers pledge to address tampon shortage

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More of the sanitary products will be made in the US in order to address shortages.

According to one firm, the Pandemic has caused staff shortages.

The war in Ukraine is making sanitary products more expensive.

Supply chain disruptions could push up prices for essential goods around the world.

Edgewell Personal Care's stock has been impacted due to extensive workforce shortages caused by two separate Omicron Surges in the US and Canada.

"We have been operating our manufacturing facilities around the clock to build back inventory and expect to return to normal levels in the coming weeks," the spokesman said.

P&G stated in a statement that it was working hard to ramp up production.

According to the company, this is a temporary situation and they can assure you of that.

At a recent earnings call, P&G's chief financial officer said that it has been "costly and highly volatile" to acquire raw materials for feminine hygiene products.

People need to buy what they need at this time. I am not a supply chain expert but we know that some of the shortages we experienced early in the Pandemic were due to hoarding.

"Menstrual products are not a luxury item, and if we all take or buy what we need it will go a long way to make sure more people can get basic supplies," she said.

Social media users have been sharing their experiences with finding sanitary products.

A user on the site said they had visited eight stores to find feminine hygiene products and then decided to buy them online at a noticeable mark-up.

Walgreens told the British Broadcasting Corporation that it was experiencing a temporary brand-specific shortage of feminine hygiene products.

The products may only be in specific brands while we navigate the supply disruption.

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