According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there isn’t evidence to show that over-the-counter (OTC) antibacterial ...

Triclosan is a chemical added to many consumer products—including toothpaste, soaps, and deodorants—to kill microbes. Lately, triclosan has been receiving a lot of bad press because of worries about ...

Triclosan is a common antibacterial chemical currently in widespread use in household and health care-related products. Triclosan was first introduced in 1965 and has been marketed as cloxifenol ...

December 2006. Environmental Emergence of Triclosan, presentation at CWEA annual conference, Spring 2006. Emerging Contaminants and the Challenges Ahead, presentation to the Central Valley Clean Water ...

In our germ-conscious society of today, antibacterial soap is viewed as a magic bullet in the fight against germs. However, ...