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A STEEP hike in US import tariffs on Chinese goods is already threatening the availability and affordability of widely sought-after organic feminine hygiene products in Trinidad and Tobago.

These threats have prompted a call for government intervention by the local distributor for these products.

Women’s Haven, a company headquartered in the Cayman Islands with distribution arms across the Caribbean, told Newsday it is being forced to raise prices on many of its products locally.