Regulations

FDA, EPA Revisit Triclosan Debate

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environ- mental Protection Agency (EPA) have been closely collaborating on science and regulatory issues related to triclosan. This joint effort will help to ensure government-wide consistency in the regulation of the chemical, noted the FDA in a consumer update released on its website. The two agencies are reviewing the effects of triclosan from two different perspectives, it contends. EPA regulates the use of triclosan as a pesticide, and is in th...

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