Colgate tooth paste causes cancer?

TechnoparkToday.com> Impressed by television commercials, people are buying brands, including the tooth paste. But are you someone using the colgate toothpaste?

Colgate Total contains triclosan, which has been linked to cancer and growth malformations in animals.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.

The company behind Colgate Total insists that the ingredient triclosan was approved by the FDA but it has emerged that the agency relied upon company-backed science to reach its conclusion.

While long-term research in humans is lacking, several studies of the effects of triclosan in mice, rats and frogs, found reduced fertility, development issues in fetuses, and increased cancer risk.

However, triclosan still remains an active ingredient in Colgate Total, the company’s number one selling toothpaste. Why is a product that may not be safe for our hands still in a product that goes into our mouths?

New Source – Daily Mail