But this really is an urban legend.
The real story is here, including the origin of the mail:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/tampax.asp
I've had to tell my employees in the groups I coordinate at work, whenever you get an email, do a search on
http://www.snopes.com before believing or forwarding it.
Sorry, PM-Mama -- no offense intended to you.
Adrienne (PNAM-2003)