As evidence and awareness of the potential hazards associated with Triclosan grows, the fact that Colgate’s Total toothpaste contains the chemical is causing a stir.
The Natural Resources Defense Council has filed suit against the Food and Drug Administration for allegedly failing to provide the full records of it's approval of Colgate Total back in 1997.
The personal care giant is further along in its efforts to wipe phthalates and triclosan from its products by 2014, as it confirms this week that 70 per cent of its beauty products are now phthalate-free.
A new study from the University of Minnesota which identifies rising levels of triclosan-derived dioxins in the Mississippi River adds to the controversy surrounding the personal care ingredient.