Cuts off early, but you get the message



Colgate toothpaste ingredient linked to cancer

Company and FDA covered it up for years

Published on Aug 11, 2014

Colgate Total Toothpaste to Fight off Gum Disease is Linked to Cancer

A chemical that has been linked to cancer cell growth is being used by millions of Americans in toothpaste every day, it has emerged.

The company behind Colgate Total insists that triclosan, which it uses to stave off gum disease, is safe to use because the toothpaste was approved in 1997 by the Food and Drug Administration.

But the toxicology documents used by the FDA to approve the toothpaste were only released early this year after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit last year - and reveal the agency relied upon company-backed science to reach its conclusion, Bloomberg News reported.

The 35-page report reveals the FDA had concerns that triclosan could increase the risk of cancer - but Colgate said the chemical was only problematic in large doses.

But evidence available at the time, as well as newer studies, show there are indeed concerns with the chemical - including premature births and underdeveloped bones in animals.

'The recently released pages, taken alongside new research on triclosan, raise questions about whether the agency did appropriate due diligence in approving Total 17 years ago,' scientists told Bloomberg.


It took a Freedom of Information Act request to get the data that show that bad science was used to allow Colgate to put triclosan in its Colgate Total.

Here's the logic:

1. "It's safe because the FDA approved it."

2. But you can't see the studies that declared it safe

In fact, even when it was approved, it was known that this chemical compound had negative effects on test animals - including premature births and underdeveloped bones in animals.

More great work from the criminal enterprise known as the FDA.

FDA gives pass to cancer agent in toothpaste

Someday someone needs to do a history on
how the FDA was created as a scam to shield
big corporations.

In the meantime, it's one outrage after another.

This one is short, cuts off early and uses a
computer voice (hate that stuff), but it
conveys the essential info and warns you
about a brand you should stop using now.

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