MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY 675 sumer protection goals of FIFRA, which are intended to protect purchasers from being induced into purchasing a pesticide product based on unapproved claims that are poten-tially false or misleading.
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www.epa.gov/eab/disk11/microban.pdf
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Other companies are working in the field of antimicrobials in the industrial setting and with topically applied products, but Microban is essentially the only company doing so "with proven organic materials similar to those used in soaps and deodorants which are built into the polymers," Cueman claims.
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www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Microban-Germ-Warfare.htm
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Microban® plastic containing triclosan), from making false claims about protecting children from microbial infections. Hasbro could no longer claim that toys treated with triclosan; SOAP: Dial® Liquid Soap; Softsoap® Antibacterial;
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www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/Triclosan%20cited.pdf
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Dec 22, 2004 ment case against the manufacturers of Microban (triclosan) for making false claims, which are illegal under federal pesticide law.
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www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/pesticidesandyou/Winter%2004-05/triclosan%20update.pdf
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The plastic toys are manufactured with the antibacterial pesticide Microban (active ingredient, triclosan), which is registered by EPA to inhibit bacterial growth in plastic but has not been approved for public health claims.;
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manufactures Playskool toys made with Microban plastic containing triclosan. In 1997, the company was stopped from making false claims about protecting children from microbial infection, but was allowed to continue using the antimicrobial chemical.
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(which sells toys made with Microban® plastic containing triclosan), from making false claims about protecting children from microbial infections. Hasbro could no longer claim that toys treated with triclosan protect children from infectious diseases caused by bacteria because it did not prove efficacy to EPA.
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www.artsandopinion.com/2007_v6_n6/glaser-triclosan.htm
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USA. Manufacturer of anti-bacterial chemical compounds for incorporation into molecular plastics and synthetic fibers, imparting resistance to the growth of bacteria, molds and fungi.
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"We will not allow the public s health to be jeopardized by potentially false claims," said Steve Herman, EPA s assistant administrator for enforcement and In addition to paying a $120,000 fine, Hasbro must cease to make any health claims about its nine toys whose plastic surfaces had been embedded with Microban,
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