LEVELS of a controversial anti-bacterial additive present in the urine of people in the US jumped by over 40 per cent in two years.
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2400 volunteers in the US. The average amount of triclosan, a chemical added to soaps and toothpastes to kill fungi and bacteria, had .
Although , the levels needed to have such effects are much higher than those in consumer products. Sarah Janssen of the US says the rise is still a concern: 鈥淭hough we do not have any human data for triclosan, other chemicals that interfere with thyroid hormones have been shown to cause behavioural changes [in humans] when exposure occurs early in life.鈥�
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The US Food and Drug Administration will finish a safety review of triclosan in April 2011.
