[Pharmwaste] toothpaste

[Babcock, Amy (DNRE)]

I direct you once again to the DHMO website:

http://www.dhmo.org 

...and point out Dr. Christian Daughton's "Origins and Fate of PPCPS in
the Environment" slide in which he notes that caffeine is used for coqui
frog control and warfarin is rat poison.

I understand the intent of your posts, Dr. Ney, but we all need to
realize that, for as much as we don't know, the basic tenet of "the dose
makes the poison" holds quite a bit of water.

There's always room for new research to get us closer to the "truth".
Perhaps it would be more productive, however, to acknowledge the
uncertainties and the unknowns instead of implying that everything we
know is a sham.


 
 
Amy L. Babcock, MPH
Toxicologist
Water Resources Division
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
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Lansing, Michigan 48909-7958
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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Ronald
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Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:02 PM
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Subject: [Pharmwaste] toothpaste

TOOTHPASTE

Below is my review the ingredient statement and the ingredients
one-by-one in a toothpaste, which I will not identify.

SODIUM FLUORIDE-which is said to be safe. However, it is a poison--yes
it is a registered pesticide (there are no pesticide claims so it is
okay to put it in toothpaste) and is used to kill pest.  It is an
insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide; a wood preservative; water
purifier; disinfectant; etc.  It is toxic by ingestion; a tissue
irritant; etc.

HYDRATED SILICA--silica is toxic by inhalation and its dust can cause
silicosis.  Silica is also a pesticide.

SORBITOL--is toxic by ingestion, may cause hypermotility and diarrhea.

GLYCERIN--glycerol is a pesticide (there are no pesticide claims so it
is okay to put it in toothpaste); used in cosmetics, soaps, and
hydraulic fluid; etc.  It is toxic by ingestion; can cause headaches,
nausea and vomiting; is an eye and skin irritant.

TETRAPOTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (TKPP)--is used in soaps and detergents;
etc.

PEG 8--is a polyethylene glycol series of carbowax chemicals of which
some are toxic; irritants; questionable carcinogens; etc.

TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (TSPP)--is used as a water softener; in
soaps and detergents; metal cleaner; food additive; etc.  It is toxic
by inhalation; a poison by ingestion; etc.

SODIUM LAURYL PHOSPHATE--a phosphate.  We know that phosphates
discharged into waterways are harmful to aquatic life--what about
here. Phosphates are also nutrient algae growth in waters.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE--a pigment in paints; etc.  It is an irritant; a
questionable carcinogen; etc.

FLAVOR-is unidentified on label.

XANTHAN GUM-is used in foods; drilling fluids; etc.  Hazardous--we don't
know.

SODIUM SACCHARIN--a carcinogen (a listed hazardous waste).


SODIUM BENZOATE-is a pesticide (there are no pesticide claims so it is
okay to put it in toothpaste); food preservative; in tobacco; etc.  It
is a poison; an experimental teratogen; etc.

Red #30 Lake, Blue #1 and Yellow #10--like PEGs there are just too
many dyes to search out.  Many are toxic; carcinogens; etc.  If they
contain an--azo--if in the chemical name, there is a good chance that
it is a carcinogen.

Dr. Ron Ney
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