{
  "id": 7255123,
  "title": "Huge gaps in sanitary pad absorption speeds, over half poorly labelled: survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/huge-gaps-in-sanitary-pad-absorption-speeds-over-half-poorly-labelled-7255123",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:37:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3367411/huge-gaps-sanitary-pad-absorption-speeds-over-half-poorly-labelled-survey"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Disposable sanitary pads sold in Hong Kong show wide discrepancies in absorption speed, with more than half of tested products also lacking adequate labelling, the consumer watchdog has found. The Consumer Council on Monday revealed the results of a survey of 36 winged sanitary towels, in which one sample took 73 seconds to fully absorb simulated menstrual blood – exceeding the mainland China…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Huge gaps in sanitary pad absorption speeds, over half poorly labelled: survey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/huge-gaps-in-sanitary-pad-absorption-speeds-over-half-poorly-labelled",
        "published": "2026-09-14T05:37:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}