Colgate Total Toothpaste may be associated with cancer

In a toothpaste, Colgate Total, which is used by tens of millions of people around the world, contains chemical, associated with a risk of developing cancer. As it became known, the manufacturer It could be used by unscrupulous evidence that refuted danger product for humans.

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Popular Toothpaste Colgate Total Enjoyed by millions of Russians, it contains a substance Triclosan . associated with the growth of cancer cells. Manufacturer paste insists that Triclosan effectively fighting diseases of the gums, is completely harmless. Meanwhile since it was approved for use by FDA Office of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997.

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However, only now according They became known evidence that the FDA when deciding on security Triclosan   Health was based on research funded by the toothpaste manufacturer. The objective of these studies believe It can be difficult.

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35-page report, released just now accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, shows that the FDA It expressed serious concerns about the safety of triclosan. However, the company Colgate He insisted that the chemical poses a threat to human health only at high doses. However, already in 1997 and later are available evidence that triclosan is dangerous. Scientists have found that it increases the risk of premature genera and problems with the development of bone in animals.

A study in 2010 Triclosan research has linked with infertility in laboratory mice, and in 2013 Experiments on rats have shown its connection with low sperm count. In 2003 scientists have discovered a substance in the urine of 75% of Americans, including children. True, Colgate denies the validity of these studies, emphasizing that they carried out on animals. The Company does not intend to change the formula of the popular toothpaste. (READ MORE)

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