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But part of the antibacterial effect of toothpaste may have been because of triclosan, an antiseptic that the Food and Drug Administration recently banned because of its potentially negative health effects.

However, research has since found that triclosan can be detrimental to the body’s endocrine system, and the US Food and Drug Administration banned its use in hygiene products at the end of 2017.

For decades, there were also versions made with another powerful antibacterial agent, triclosan, which was found in everything from soaps to toothpaste.

In addition to PFAS, Brominated flame retardants and triclosan, the key ingredient in many antibacterial products, have both shown relative resistance to degradation in compost systems.

In 2016, antibacterial agent triclosan was banned from household soap products with the curious exception of Colgate Total toothpaste.