Preservative Triclosan Not Safe In Leave-On Products, Mouthwashes – SCCP
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The continued use of triclosan as a preservative at levels up to 0.3 percent is not safe "in all cosmetic products" due to the "magnitude of the aggregate exposure," the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Products states in a Jan. 21 opinion
You may also be interested in...
More Data Needed On Triclosan's Role In Triggering Microbial Resistance
The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety is unable to offer a conclusive assessment of triclosan and its capacity for inducing microbial resistance due to gaps in available data
More Data Needed On Triclosan's Role In Triggering Microbial Resistance
The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety is unable to offer a conclusive assessment of triclosan and its capacity for inducing microbial resistance due to gaps in available data
Triclosan Concern In Congress Spurs Call For Final Antimicrobial Monograph
Concern about the safety of triclosan has Rep. Ed Markey pressuring FDA to finalize the OTC Topical Antimicrobial Drug monograph, first proposed in 1972