Chemical used by Colgate Total toothpaste to fight off gum disease is linked to cancer

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Colgate Total contains triclosan, which has been linked to cancer and growth malformations in animals

The toothpaste was approved by the FDA in 1997 - but the toxicology summary reveals the FDA used company-backed evidence to approve it

The documents were released earlier this year after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit last year

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'We have created a system where we are testing these chemicals out on the human population,' scientist Thomas Zoeller told Bloomberg. 'I love the idea they are all safe. But when we have studies on animals that suggest otherwise, I think we're taking a huge risk.'





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[El Supremo]

1. I have been using this daily for about 20 years!

I'm so sick of these stories! Everything causes cancer. Living causes cancer.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. It's in a lot of antibacterial soaps too.

Yet another reason (besides trying to stop breed superbugs) to just use regular soaps, and not antibacterial ones.

[Danmel]

3. triclosan is bad news

I was given that by my dentist but it made my mouth feel weird and numb, so I stopped using it. It is in antibacterial soap too. It is an endocrine disruptor. It is best to avoid it.