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Health worries over antibacterial soap additive 15 April 2010 Magazine issue 2756. Subscribe and save For similar stories,Office 2007 Professional Key, visit the US national issues Topic Guide
THE safety of antimicrobial soaps and toothpastes is under review following concerns that they could interfere with hormones in the body.
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration said it will re-evaluate the safety of triclosan,office professional 2010 x86, which is added to plastics, soaps and toothpastes to kill bacteria and fungi. The agency is not yet recommending that consumers avoid such products.
Over the next year, the FDA will look at evidence that triclosan might affect the development of the nervous system,Cheap Office Professional 2007, in which thyroid hormones play a key role, or the reproductive system. One recent study showed that triclosan lowers levels of thyroid hormones in rats,Office Home And Business 2010, while a 2008 report found that it boosts the effects of oestrogen and testosterone.
Sarah Janssen of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a US environmental advocacy group, says the announcement is "long overdue".