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Argentina blames media for tampon shortage

Published Wed, Jan 14, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Buenos Aires

A LACK of tampons in Argentina over the past few weeks is due to a surge in demand caused by irresponsible media reports, Commerce Secretary Augusto Costa said, denying that import controls are to blame.

"There was a sort of tampons run," Mr Costa said in a Radio Del Plata interview late on Monday. "It was induced by media operations."

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