The U. S.
Prohibition of the use of 19 antibacterial chemicals by individuals
Nursing products last fall.
As we all know, these chemicals can destroy the hormone system in animals and interfere with healthy growth, development and muscle function.
Health Canada was re-establishing
Assess the health and environmental effects of one of the chemicals, triclosan, a component found in many individualscare products.
Two months later, the agency announced the results.
Very different from the decisions made by the United States. S.
The health ministry of Canada announced that triclosan is not harmful to human health and can continue to be used in toothpaste, soap, hand sanitizer and other consumer goods.
However, in the same report, the agency also expressed a little bit of an idea --twister.
It states that triclosan is highly toxic to aquatic organisms and recommends that it be declared toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act because it accumulates in aquatic organisms.
In other words, human Canadians can take a bath in the three-leaf worm, but we must prevent fish and frogs from swimming in it.
Clearly, Canada and the United StatesS. health-
The impact assessment process varies.
For example, before deciding to ban chemicalsS.
The Food and Drug Administration requires chemical manufacturers to prove that antibacterial soap is safer and more effective than ordinary soap and water.
No evidence was provided by these companies.
So the FDA's decision is based on the evidence at hand.
The evidence suggests that these chemicals can disrupt the hormonal system and cause muscle weakness.
In mice, frogs, and other animals, girls, for example, chlorine powder has been shown to disrupt thyroid regulation
Hormone regulation of unborn sheep and boys
Hormonal Regulation of rats and fish.
It is found in rodents to promote breast cancer and interfere with human sperm function.
Some evidence suggests that it interferes with muscle activity in human cells as well as in live mice and min fish.
This has also proved to interfere with algae's ability to turn sunlight into food.
Some scientists believe this effect can be applied to all green plants.
It is also easy to penetrate the skin into the blood. A 2008 U. S.
The survey found that 75 people had this chemical in their urine.
A 2017 study showed that the amount of chlorine San can surge after children brush their teeth or wash their hands.
Another study shows that it accumulates in animals over time.
However, despite the bad news about triclosan and other chemicals, the United StatesS.
The ban applies only to consumer hand sanitizer and body wash.
It is not suitable for toothpaste or antibacterial soap used in hospital and food
Service settings.
In Canuckland, there is no need for the manufacturer to prove the safety of the chlorine San.
Instead of banning the chemical, the government said it would take measures to limit the release of triclochloride from consumer goods into waterways.
The most efficient and cost-effective source control
An effective way to reduce pollution.
Banned hormone use-
Destroy Chemicals
Even in a limited way, as the United StatesS. has done —
Reducing pollution from the source is a very effective strategy.
Another strategy is to transfer and collect target pollutants before they enter the waste system.
For example, B. C.
The drug return program encourages residents to abandon old, unused and over-used prescriptionsthe-
Prescription drugs from specific pharmacies where they can be safely collected and disposed of without polluting our oceans.
Capital Area Plan for restaurants and vehicles required
The repair shop uses a similar strategy to collect fat, oil and grease for treatment.
But a healthy environment --
The impact assessment in Canada may change soon.
The federal government has recently resumed
Check 18-year-
Environmental Protection Act of Canada.
The bill is one of the most important laws in Canada to protect human health and the environment.
It directs the activities of Health Canada and many other federal, provincial and municipal institutions.
The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of the House of Commons, in its report on the act of June, recommended that the Act be amended to recognize the right of Canadians to a healthy environment.
It also mentioned hormones in particular.
Destroy chemicals and suggest that "this highly focused chemical is completely prohibited unless the industry is able to demonstrate their safety for certain uses.
"If amended as recommended, Canada's revised Environmental Protection Law may change everything.
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