Ciba is committed to the highest principles of product safety which include protection of the health and safety of workers and consumers, and protection of the environment. Through our global Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs functions, appropriate assessments are performed for new products and new applications of existing products. For every new product and end use, the necessary safety and environmental information is generated, including a detailed chemical analysis. Toward this end, Ciba uses the highest standards of Environmental Health and Safety around the world.

The safety of triclosan is based upon a very comprehensive database. Laboratory and clinical studies have been performed addressing practically all relevant toxicological endpoints, and they show a very high margin of safety. These studies were required to attain regulatory approvals and support triclosan’s safe use in oral care, personal care and home care products. The results have consistently demonstrated that no health concerns are associated with the recommended uses of triclosan.

Claims that using products containing triclosan may be harmful to human health and the environment are fundamentally wrong and seriously misguide consumers, serving to deny them the choice of protecting themselves and their families from the spread of germs, the risk of infections, dental diseases and odors caused by microbes. The use of this beneficial product should not be discouraged based on stories that do little more than stir up disproved fears rather than describe real-life, present day scenarios. Some of the misrepresented assumptions about triclosan are addressed on this web site.