Playtex Tampons Product Safety & Integrity

At Playtex, we understand that feminine care is a personal necessity. Producing quality feminine care products is a responsibility we take very seriously. Your safety and trust mean a lot to us.

Playtex has proudly been making tampons for more than 60 years. Over time, we’ve gathered an extensive amount of experience and have developed expert teams. This experience gives us confidence that we make quality feminine products.

Product Safety & Integrity

We're committed to ensuring the safety and integrity of our products for your peace of mind. Our product safety and integrity process includes research and development (R&D) design controls, procuring quality materials, conducting safety evaluations, and implementing quality controls throughout the process, including post-market surveillance.

Research & Development: Building a Strong Foundation
Our product journey begins with our dedicated R&D teams. Talented scientists and engineers analyze and refine design features to ensure a good experience with Playtex Tampons.

Our goal is to create products that you can trust and enjoy. By combining cutting-edge research with consumer insights, we strive to deliver quality and comfortable designs.

Your satisfaction is our priority. We aim to provide you with products that are thoughtfully designed and tested to ensure your comfort and confidence.

Supplier Management: Ensuring Safety & Quality from the Ground Up
We carefully select reliable vendors for our materials. Our experts in R&D, safety, regulatory, and quality assurance thoroughly evaluate our supplier data to ensure that we partner with suppliers capable of providing quality raw materials and formulations.

Ingredient and Product Safety: Ensuring Safe Product Use
We comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory requirements for medical devices. We believe that women can confidently use and enjoy our products.

We follow product safety principles from scientific bodies and regulatory agencies worldwide. So, you can continue to feel confident and trust that our products are safe.

Our Playtex products undergo testing by independent, third-party laboratories. Our testing includes laboratory tests, human clinical tests, and consumer opinion tests. We adhere to globally recognized ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards and adhere to Good Laboratory and Clinical Practices for accurate and reliable results. Your well-being is our priority, and we are committed to earning your trust every day.

We ensure that our ingredients meet regulatory and internal safety standards. We rely on laboratory data in combination with supplier information to ensure that ingredients are within safe limits. Our ingredients are supported by current, reliable science and are safe for consumers when used as directed.

We also clearly list ingredients we intentionally add to our product labels in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Ingredient Lists: Playtex Carefree & Stayfree o.b.

Robust Quality Management: Ensuring Quality Standard of Excellence
We are committed to ensuring high standards of safety and quality for our feminine hygiene products. Our dedication to excellence is reflected in our adherence to internationally recognized certifications and practices.

Our robust Quality Management System is designed to ensure that every product we create is safe, reliable, and meets your expectations. This system includes quality standards and is subject to regular internal and external audits. We adhere to the following:

ISO 13485: A globally recognized standard for quality management systems in the medical device industry.
Medical Device Single Audit Program: A rigorous program that ensures our quality management systems provide global quality assurance.
Good Manufacturing Practices: Practices that ensure our products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
Good Documentation Practices: Practices that ensure our records and documentation related to our products are accurate, complete, and traceable to ensure product integrity.

By adhering to these quality standards and practices, we aim to provide you with products that you can trust. Our robust Quality Management System is just one of the many ways we ensure the safety and integrity of our products, so you can feel good about using them every day.

Post-Market Monitoring
Safety can evolve with new scientific discoveries. That’s why we monitor scientific studies and literature, gather consumer feedback, and consult with subject matter experts to stay informed and ensure the continued safety of our products.

We also have a post-market surveillance process in place to ensure that we capture and analyze safety and quality-related consumer complaints. This makes sure that your voice is heard and that we take your opinions seriously.