Customs agents in Lebanon have seized over half a ton of Maxi pads after detecting radioactive material within the shipment of the popular feminine hygiene product.
Upi.com reports:
The Lebanese Finance Ministry said the 30 crates of feminine hygiene products, weighing a total 1,221 pounds, were seized Friday at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut after electronic scanners detected radioactivity in the shipment.
Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil ordered a sample from the shipment to be sent to the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission for testing.
The shipment arrived at the airport Friday from Dubai, officials said.
The discovery came amid a crackdown on radioactive goods being shipped into Lebanon. Officials said customs agents at the same airport detected radioactivity in a shipment of cellphone covers imported from China in February.
