Today Sponge returning to market

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved U.S. sales of the Today Sponge, which was the favorite nonprescription birth control product of women when it was withdrawn from the market in 1995.
"The product was found to be safe and effective," FDA spokeswoman Susan Cruzan said.
The polyurethane sponges, which have been sold by manufacturer Allendale Pharmaceuticals in Canada and over the Internet since March 2003, will be available in the U.S. in two months through a company Web site and in four months at retail drug stores, followed by discount stores such as Wal-Mart, Allendale said.