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- noun A potent wide-spectrum
antibacterial andantifungal agent, molecular formula C12H7Cl3O2.
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Examples
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One is that the active ingredient, if you will, in a lot of the antibacterial soaps is something know as triclosan, it's the same sort of ingredient found if hospital soaps.
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That question has federal regulators, consumer advocates and soap manufacturers locked in a battle over the active ingredient in Dial Complete and many other antibacterial soaps, a chemical known as triclosan.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW MARTIN 2011
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That question has federal regulators, consumer advocates and soap manufacturers locked in a battle over the active ingredient in Dial Complete and many other antibacterial soaps, a chemical known as triclosan.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW MARTIN 2011
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The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency say they are taking a fresh look at triclosan, which is so ubiquitous that is found in the urine of 75 percent of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Neatorama Alex 2010
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The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency say they are taking a fresh look at triclosan, which is so ubiquitous that is found in the urine of 75 percent of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED malterwitty 2010
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The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety of a widely used chemical called triclosan found in antibacterial soap, toothpaste and other consumer goods.
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The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency say they are taking a fresh look at triclosan, which is so ubiquitous that it is found in the urine of 75 percent of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010
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The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency say they are taking a fresh look at triclosan, which is so ubiquitous that is found in the urine of 75 percent of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Neatorama Alex 2010
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Colgate Total contains an anti-bacterial substance called triclosan which, it claims, reduces plaque and stays active in the mouth for 12 hours after use.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration said it will re-evaluate the safety of triclosan, which is added to plastics, soaps and toothpastes to kill bacteria and fungi.
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