EcoWaste backs Senate bid to look into harmful ingredients in soaps
02/07/2011A proposal by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago for a Senate inquiry into antimicrobial chemical ingredients used in soaps and a wide range of consumer products has won the backing of a non-governmental toxic watchdog.
The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network promoting consumer awareness and vigilance against toxic chemicals, threw its support behind Senate Resolution 327 that Santiago introduced recently.
In calling for “an inquiry in aid of legislation,” Santiago cited “recent scientific findings (indicating) that the antimicrobial compounds triclosan and triclocarban are hazardous to health and the environment.”
“We ask our senators to act on Senator Santiago’s proposal in light of new evidence showing that the rampant use of pesticides and biocides such as triclosan in consumer products leads to adverse health and environmental problems,” said Roy Alvarez, president of EcoWaste Coalition..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110207nat2.html
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