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Here, you will find information on the safe use of triclosan as an effective germ-fighting ingredient in a variety of home and personal hygiene products. For more than 40 years, triclosan has been used in hospitals and health care settings to control bacteria and the spread of disease. This same bacteria-fighting ingredient is used in many products for the home, office or school to provide you with added protection against germs.

Triclosan Works Better than Plain Soap & Water

Wastewater Treatment Effectively Removes Triclosan

Triclosan: No Effect on Frog Metamorphosis

Wastewater Treatment Effectively Removes Triclosan: A recent study reveals that triclosan was not found in two important natural waterways impacted by high population density, and the ingredient is adequately and effectively processed by the US wastewater treatment systems. This study, by members of Dr. Rolf Halden's environmental analytical chemistry laboratory, confirms that increased use of triclosan during the past 25 years did not lead to accumulation in key environmental areas, and reconfirms that that triclosan is not a concern for long term environmental presence. For more discussion, click here.

Triclosan Works Better than Plain Soap & Water: The extraordinary results of a new study published in the prestigious, peer reviewed Journal of Food Protection, prove that not all hand soaps are alike in their performance. In fact, this study showed that a leading brand of antibacterial foaming hand soap containing Ciba^® IRGASAN^® DP300 (triclosan) helps protect people from significantly more illness-causing germs than ordinary soap. For more information please click here.

Triclosan: No Effect on Frog Metamorphosis: The results of a new study indicate that environmentally-relevant triclosan concentrations do not alter the normal course of thyroid-mediated metamorphosis in the standard anuran model(order of frogs and toads). The Research is to be presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) meeting in Warsaw 25-29 May 2008. To review the poster click here.