Groups File Petition to FDA to Ban Triclosan for Non-Medical Uses

Groups File Petition to FDA to Ban Triclosan for Non-Medical Uses  
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2081

"On July 14, 2009, Beyond Pesticides and Food and Water Watch submitted an amended petition to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requiring that the agency ban the use of the controversial pesticide triclosan for non-medical applications on the basis that those uses violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. Strong scientific evidence suggests that pervasive use of triclosan poses imminent threats to human health and the environment."