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Colgate Total Toothpaste Linked to Cancer

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Seems like not only Colgate. Most toothpaste contains triclosan.

 

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/colgate-total-toothpaste-includes-chemical-ingredient-linked-cancer-074918252.html#G1b6Nxk

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Colgate's top-selling toothpaste, Total, is using a chemical ingredient that has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals.

The antibacterial chemical, triclosan, is used in the toothpaste to fight plaque and gingivitis, according to the company.

Total received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 1997 following the agency's rigorous process, and the toothpaste is safe, according to Colgate.

However, an investigation by Bloomberg into the product found that "some of the scientific findings Colgate put forward to establish triclosan's safety in toothpaste weren't black and white".

Colgate's toxicology studies on triclosan submitted to the FDA in connection with Total application had been withheld from view. The FDA released the study earlier in 2014 in response to a lawsuit over a Freedom of Information Act request. Later, the agency putthe 35-page study on its website, following inquiries from Bloomberg.

Three scientists who reviewed the pages at Bloomberg's request, taking into account new research on triclosan, said the FDA's approval of Total 17 years ago raises questions about whether the agency did appropriate due diligence before giving nod. They added that the approval may not validly stand in light of new research.

"The pages show how even with one of the US's most stringent regulatory processes -- FDA approval of a new drug -- the government relies on company-backed science to show products are safe and effective," Bloomberg writes.

The news agency noted that Colgate's studies on triclosan showed foetal bone malformations in mice and rats, but the company ignored the findings saying they were not relevant.

"Viewed through the prism of today's science, such malformations look more like a signal that triclosan is disrupting the endocrine system and throwing off hormonal functioning," Bloomberg said citing the three scientists.

Also, the FDA questions about the thoroughness of cancer studies are found to have partly addressed in recently released documents.

Following new research on triclosan, regulators are reviewing whether it's safe to put in soap, cutting boards and toys, and consumer companies are phasing it out. US state of Minnesota voted in May to ban it in many products.

Meanwhile, Colgate defended Total's effectiveness and safety, saying the product's approval was supported by more than 80 clinical studies involving 19,000 people.

"In the nearly 18 years that Colgate Total has been on the market in the US, there has been no signal of a safety issue from adverse-event reports," Colgate spokesman Thomas DiPiazza told Bloomberg.

The company added that an independent 2013 review by the Cochrane Oral Health Group, a network of doctors, researchers and health advocates, found no evidence of harmful effects associated with using Colgate Total.

 

 

 

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Pisces69

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  On 8/12/2014 at 2:57 PM, Ender said:

 

 

Flouride is also bad for the health but its being put in toothpaste n water too.

 

What to do?

 

Dun brush with toothpaste n dun drink water? [dizzy]

 

But some pple only drink bottled water n not tap water. [sly]

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I've been avoiding certain chemicals for some time now.

 

Triclosan is just one, there are plenty others to avoid.

 

Check out David Suzuki dirty dozen

 

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/


  On 8/12/2014 at 3:02 PM, Pisces69 said:

 

 

Flouride is also bad for the health but its being put in toothpaste n water too.

 

What to do?

 

Dun brush with toothpaste n dun drink water? [dizzy]

 

But some pple only drink bottled water n not tap water. [sly]

 

Fluoride is poisonous, You can avoid by using "greener" toothpaste.

I use Now Xyli-White available at iherb

http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Solutions-Xyli-White-Toothpaste-Gel-with-Baking-Soda-Fluoride-Free-Platinum-Mint-6-4-oz-181-g/11465#p=1&oos=1&disc=0&lc=en-US&w=now%20xyliwhite&rc=9&sr=null&ic=4

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I think it's less likely to get oral cancer then it is to have rotting teeth.

High bacterial load in your mouth is linked with increased mortality rates.

 

I would still use my toothpaste. But i use the normal colgate (lol that one got triclosan?)

 

Many many antibacterial washes/soaps have triclosan.

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  On 8/13/2014 at 1:14 AM, Jman888 said:

i dun eat and swallow the toothpaste, so i am not worried :D

but it's a popular thing to do in NS to try and keng fever.

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  On 8/13/2014 at 1:12 AM, Lala81 said:

I think it's less likely to get oral cancer then it is to have rotting teeth.

High bacterial load in your mouth is linked with increased mortality rates.

 

I would still use my toothpaste. But i use the normal colgate (lol that one got triclosan?)

 

Many many antibacterial washes/soaps have triclosan.

I use dettol soap bar for bathing.. Jialat.. Got to switch to Dove..

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  On 8/13/2014 at 1:35 AM, Knoobie said:

in before "its all government's fault!!" hehehe

 

most healthier way of living is go become tarzan!!

 

hahaha tarzan in real life would have died at age 30-40.

 

  On 8/13/2014 at 1:55 AM, Ender said:

I use dettol soap bar for bathing.. Jialat.. Got to switch to Dove..

 

ok la. my wife still uses dettol though i keep telling her it's bad for her skin in terms it's too drying.

She finds after using dove, she will have a sensation of residue on the skin [lipsrsealed]

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  On 8/13/2014 at 1:35 AM, Knoobie said:

in before "its all government's fault!!" hehehe

 

most healthier way of living is go become tarzan!!

 

I also agree..........even our clothing also got chemical involve in the making process.............go naked meh .......... [laugh] [laugh]

 

ORRR EE OR EE OR............is properly the best liao...................but he still die leh............. [laugh] [laugh]

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  On 8/13/2014 at 10:27 AM, Ahgong said:

what triggered this sudden "scare" ah?

 

The scare is not sudden. It's being around for a long time.

Just that there's little awareness.

 

Just like when they start linking smoking to lung cancer, a lot of people with interest condemn the link.

 

But of coz, by the time they admit the link, it's too late.

Try telling those who smoke all the while and think it's cool, sorry, mate. we are wrong, you're gonna have cancer.

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