I love government over reach.
For generations, Americans have safely used bacteria-killing products
to protect us from germs. Anti-bacterial hand washes and soaps are used
every day in our schools to stop the spread of viruses and keep our
kids healthy. Hospitals use similar products to maintain sterile
environments. Dentists have safely used anti-bacterial mouthwashes for
years in the treatment of gum and other oral diseases.
The EPA, under pressure from Congressman Ed Markey and several
environmental extremist groups, is considering banning Triclosan, a key
ingredient safely used in antibacterial products since the 1950s.
Triclosan is also found in products such as trash bags, toys, tennis
shoes, and cosmetics to prevent bacteria growth and the spread of
illness. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) itself has found
Triclosan to be safe for use by humans.
With all that is currently going on in our country and across the
globe, we would hope that this administration, Congressman Markey, and
the EPA would have higher priorities on their agenda. Perhaps they could focus on making government more efficient, eliminate a little fraud here and there.
As a side note stock on you incandescent light bulbs. Jan. 1 is the date when imports will no longer be allowed. We ended all light bulb production in the US. Hope you like your CFL's remember to toss them in the trash when defective, maybe the EPA will step in and ban them.
As usual TD looking at the whos and not the whys. Tricolsan has never been approved for human use. The FDA has been studying it for 40 years and are slowly determining this. Triclosan has no positive effect in most of it's uses. Washing your hands longer with regular soap and water is just as effective.
ReplyDeleteTriclosan does accumulate in your body. In a representative study of Americans 75% of those tested had triclosan in their urine.
Triclosan may cause bacteria to mutate into a unaffected strain
Triclosan may produce chloroform in certain applications. Chloroform is a known carcinogen
Basically TD in most applications Triclosan is primarily ineffective, May or may not be harmful, although long term studies tend to point to that fact that it really does more harm then good. Environmentally it is neutral producing only a few harmless dioxins when mixed with water.
Johnson and Johnson removed it from their baby products years ago because of growing concerns and will have it removed from all their products by 2015,
Kaiser Permenente pulled the products from it's hospitals citing uselessness and possible health and environmental disadvantages.