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Triclosan (Endocrine Disruptor)
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- Triclosan is an antimicrobial pesticide used in thousands of products you use regularly like, toothpaste, hand soap, face wash, body lotion, and cosmetics.
- Triclosan has been linked to antibiotic resistance, a major public health crisis. The American Medical Association has warned that “it may be prudent to avoid the use of antimicrobial agents in consumer products.”
- Like Bisphenol-A (BPA), triclosan is a hormone disruptor that has been shown to alter male and female sex hormones in animal studies, which could lead to problems like early onset puberty, reduced fertility and cancer.
- The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 75% of the US population has triclosan in their bodies. Triclosan has been found in human urine, blood, breast milk and umbilical cord blood.
- Triclosan also accumulates in the environment, contaminating surface and ground water. It also survives the wastewater treatment process and persists in sludge that is dumped on agricultural crops.
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