10.03.16
Popular toothpastes, even many marketed as “natural” and sold at premium prices, contain harmful ingredients, according to a new report from The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry nonprofit watchdog group. A new report from the group contends that popular toothpastes, even many marketed as “natural” and sold at premium prices, contain harmful ingredients including endocrine disruptors, inflammatory agents and carcinogens.
In its “Behind the Dazzling Smile: Toxic Ingredients in Your Toothpaste” report, The Cornucopia Institute describes how “US regulatory weaknesses and loopholes allow questionable, even harmful ingredients in personal care products such as toothpastes, and how even ‘natural’ toothpastes often contain nonessential ingredients that may be toxic.”
The new report has an accompanying toothpaste brand scorecard in which the group flags ingredients to be avoided such as synthetic preservatives like sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, surfactants like sodium laureth sulfate, which may contain a toxic, cancer-causing contaminant, and artificial flavors and colors tied to behavioral problems in children.
Cornucopia, based in Cornucopia, WI, says it delivered the report to Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), who have introduced new legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the safety of ingredients in personal care items such as toothpaste,
deodorant and shampoo.
In its “Behind the Dazzling Smile: Toxic Ingredients in Your Toothpaste” report, The Cornucopia Institute describes how “US regulatory weaknesses and loopholes allow questionable, even harmful ingredients in personal care products such as toothpastes, and how even ‘natural’ toothpastes often contain nonessential ingredients that may be toxic.”
The new report has an accompanying toothpaste brand scorecard in which the group flags ingredients to be avoided such as synthetic preservatives like sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, surfactants like sodium laureth sulfate, which may contain a toxic, cancer-causing contaminant, and artificial flavors and colors tied to behavioral problems in children.
Cornucopia, based in Cornucopia, WI, says it delivered the report to Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), who have introduced new legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the safety of ingredients in personal care items such as toothpaste,
deodorant and shampoo.