A half ton shipment of radioactive sanitary products has been discovered by customs officials at a Lebanon airport . Around 30 crates of feminine hygiene products were seized Friday at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut after electronic scanners detected radioactivity in the shipment . Tests revealed the shipment , which weighed 554 kilograms , had more than 35 times the safe levels of radioactivity . Around 30 crates of feminine hygiene products were seized Friday at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut after electronic scanners detected radioactivity in the shipment . The sanitary pads had originated in China , and arrived at the airport Friday from Dubai , officials said . After failing to pass the radioactivity scanner test at the airport , the shipment 's contents were examined at the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission . The Lebanon Minister for Finance , the department which is responsible for customs , told Al-Joumhouriya newspaper : 'As a result of the examination of a number of boxes that contained sanitary pads , it appeared that the rate of radioactivity inside them was 35 times more than is permitted . ' A half ton shipment of radioactive sanitary products , which were more than 35 times the safe level of radiation , was discovered by customs officials at a Lebanon airport . The sanitary towels were manufactured by Anion which purports the health benefits of anions- groups of negatively charged ionized atoms . It is not known , but it may be possible the source of the radiation came from the production process . Ionization happens when atoms are given high-energy ionizing radiation , electrical voltage or high temperature . Atomic nuclei that have been completely ionized are called charged particles and are also radioactive . On the company website , Anions claim their pads and pantyliners contain an anion layer which 'emits intensive anion stream beneficial to human health in amount up to 5800 for cm3 . ' They go onto claims that anions are 'air vitamins ' and 'significantly benefit to human health and daily routine ' boosting the respiratory , cardiovascular , nervous and immune systems . A specialized judiciary launched an investigation into the case . The discovery was the latest in a series of radioactive finds at Beirut 's airport and sea port amid an ongoing crackdown on radioactive imports . Last month , the Khalil ordered the Customs Department at the same airport to send back a shipment of 98 mobile phone covers from China that were revealed to be radioactive .
Customs at Rafik Hariri International Airport found 30 crates of the contaminated maxi pads . The feminine products were seized after the airport 's electronic scanners detected radioactivity . Tests found that the sanitary pads were 35 times more radioactive than the safe level . Products made by Anion which purports health benefits of products with anions- groups of ionized atoms . Shipment of radioactive cellphone covers from China were found at same airport Friday .