Read also the important following
articles (issues
listed) in the Rochester
(New York)
Patriot newspaper, which
investigated Rely in 1975 and 1976, years
before the toxic shock crisis: 23 July-5 August
1975 (front cover)
- 6-26 August
1975 - 11 December
1975-13 January 1976 - 1-14 September
1976) - a letter
to a customer assuring her that Rely was
safe (April 1980) - and a letter from
Procter & Gamble (22 September 1980)
announcing that it was stopping distribution
of Rely because of health concerns
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A letter Procter &
Gamble sent to a customer
assuring her that Rely was safe
(April 1980)
The American company Procter
& Gamble withdrew the Rely
tampon from the market in the fall
of 1980 because of its association
with the disease toxic shock.
The Rochester
Patriot (New York) newspaper
in 1975-1976 had attacked Rely for
its composition, which helps
explain the company's defense of
the tampon in this letter. Note
that it also defends the
plastic applicator, which
became a contentious environmental
issue.
The recipient of this letter
- it looks like a form letter -
sent this museum a photocopy,
below. She's the director of the
cytology section of the
department of health of a large
American state.
Next: Letter to
dealers, withdrawing Rely from
the market because of its
possible association with toxic
shock (September 1980) - Previous
article about Rely tampon from the
Rochester Patriot newspaper (1976)
at MUM
This is a very
large image and will download
slowly. I broke it in half;
nothing has been left out.
- a letter
Procter & Gamble sent to
dealers explaining why they were
withdrawing
the Rely tampon
(September 1980) Front
part of the instructions.
See the super Rely tampon,
and an ad
for Rely from 1980. Main
Rely tampon
page
See also the important
following articles
(issues listed) in the Rochester (New
York)
Patriot newspaper,
which investigated Rely in 1975
and 1976, years before the toxic
shock crisis: 23 July-5
August 1975 (front cover)
- 6-26
August 1975 - 11
December 1975-13 January
1976 - 1-14
September 1976) - a letter
to a customer assuring her that
Rely was safe (April 1980) - and
a letter
from Procter & Gamble (22
September 1980) announcing that
it was stopping distribution of
Rely because of health concerns.
And see the other tampons
Procter & Gamble also sold
around the time of Rely.
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