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3 Steps the FDA Can Take in 2013 to Show It Is Protecting Americans From Harm

Peter Lehner | Posted 03.19.2013 | Green
Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Bpa, Antibiotic Resistance, Pesticides, Food Contamination, Triclosan, Antibacterial Soap, Antibiotics, Food Safety, Antibacterial, Salmonella, Fda, Hormone-Disrupting-Chemicals, Ecoli, Fda Approval, Fda Regulations, FDA BPA, Green News
Peter Lehner

For as welcome as the new food safety programs are, the FDA is still plagued with problems. It moves at a glacial pace in the face of pressing health hazards, like its three-decade-long refusal to act on its own findings that the use of antibiotics in livestock feed threatens human health.

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Is Antibacterial Soap Making Your Kids Fat? How Hormone Disruptors Wreak Havoc on Health

Beth Greer | Posted 02.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Antibacterial, Environmental Toxins, Infertility, Early Puberty, Triclosan, Antibacterial Soap, Childhood Obesity, Healthy Living News
Beth Greer

This post is part of a series I will be writing on chemicals in our everyday products that may act as endocrine disruptors. These include the antibacterial chemical tricolsan, found in many personal care products.

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FDA Will Review Safety Of Common Antibacterial In Soap, Toothpaste

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: FDA Triclosan, Triclosan Toothpaste, Triclosan Soap, Fda, Chemicals, FDA Antibacterial, Triclosan, Antibacterial Soap, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety of a widely used chemical found in antibacterial soap, toothpaste and othe...

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