July 30, 2008 at 11:10AM
By Diane MacEachern
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Thinking about buying some handy 'germ fighting' dish soap or bathroom cleanser? Think again. In all likelihood, those cleaners contain triclosan, a toxic pesticide that's marketed as an "antibacterial agent" but is powerful enough to threaten children's health and pollute mothers' breast milk.
According to a study by researchers at the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG), triclosan has been:
linked to cancer in lab animals
targeted for removal from some stores in Europe for its health and environmental risks
recommended against use at home by the American Medical Association
Triclosan's human health and environmental impacts are serious: ...
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