FOIA-POWERED STORY -- PUBLIC HEALTH Cancer-Linked Colgate Total Ingredient Suggests FDA Flaws

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FOIA-POWERED STORY -- PUBLIC HEALTH Cancer-Linked Colgate Total Ingredient Suggests FDA Flaws

STORY CLIP: The chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals. Regulators are reviewing whether it’s safe to put in soap, cutting boards and toys. Consumer companies are phasing it out. Minnesota voted in May to ban it in many products.

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Without FOIA, journalists had not basis for asking for the scientific data underlying the toothpaste manufacturer’s application for approval to bring the toothpaste ingredient to the market.

… [S]ome of the scientific findings Colgate put forward to establish triclosan’s safety in toothpaste weren’t black and white – and weren’t, until this year, available to the public.

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