(Beyond Pesticides, March 9, 2011) A recent study reports that the underlying cause of a fatal outbreak of P. aeruginosa in a hospital came from the contamination of triclosan soap dispensers, which acted as a continuous source of the bacterium. (see action item above)
[Triclosan is contaminating many consumer products in Canada. Banning it in the U.S. where most are made is one step in getting rid of it in Canada. P.H ]
Triclosan, found in many consumer products like yoga mats, cosmetics, kitchen utensils and toothpaste is now found in the bodies of 75% of the US population, is linked to hormone disruption, bacterial and antibiotic resistance, dioxin contamination, and contaminated fish and biosolids. Studies this past year show that triclosan can interfere with pregnancy hormones and possibly impact fetal development. This is critical since pregnant women have elevated levels of triclosan in their bodies. Triclosan is also an endocrine disruptor that interferes with the thyroid hormone. Triclosan contaminates our waters, food and accumulates in wildlife.
Join us by April 8th to tell EPA to protect public health and ban triclosan from consumer products. Take Action.
Your voice is critical in generating public comments on a petition, published in the Federal Register, to ban the antibacterial chemical triclosan. This chemical, now found in the bodies of 75% of the U.S. population, is linked to endocrine disruption, bacterial and antibiotic resistance, dioxin contamination, and contaminated fish and biosolids.
Please send your own comments and notify your networks, listserves, faith organizations, etc. and post on your website, urging other people/organizations to comment.