Most of us live in a home with our Wi-Fi on 24/7, a smart meter attached to the outside of our living room wall, and sleep with our iPhone by our heads. Our children use our cell phones or any electronics to learn and play. This EMF-infused technology has become a way of life for many of us. But, we need to be careful. There is a growing body of scientific evidence showing that too much EMF exposure can be harmful to our health. It took decades of anecdotal evidence, scientific studies and lobbying before the health impacts of another consumer good—tobacco—were acknowledged. Be patient. The truth will be known. Learn how to protect yourself and do what you can to educate people in the mean time.

“It has become obvious that new, biologically-based public exposure standards, taking into account long-term as well as non-thermal exposures, are urgently needed to protect public health world-wide. It is not in the public interest to wait. Instead, governments should take decisive action now to protect biological function as well as the health of future generations.” -From the Seletun Scientific Statement, February 2011

1. We Are Electromagnetic. First, recognize that your body is fundamentally electromagnetic, and thus vulnerable to outside sources of artificial electromagnetic fields. The brain, heart and nervous system are the most obviously electromagnetic, but every single cell has an electrical charge, and the functioning of the components of each cell is based on electricity and electron transfers. Read one of the best early classics on this subject, “The Body Electric”, by Robert Becker.

2. Natural Rhythms. Appreciate the body’s need to keep all systems working harmoniously for optimal functioning, including by synchronizing with natural cycles and rhythms, within and external to the body.

3. Minimize Disruptive Frequencies. Consciously choose to minimize exposures to disruptive man-made electromagnetic fields of all kinds: electric fields, magnetic fields, dirty power, radiofrequency fields, microwaves and ‘ionizing’ radiation, such as X-rays and nuclear power. There is a rapidly accumulating body of scientific evidence of harm to health and wellbeing from both short-term and prolonged exposures to very low-intensity, non-ionizing (i.e. non-heating) electromagnetic fields (EMF), when they are at biologically active frequencies or frequency combinations.

4. There Are Greater Risks—As Well As Unknown EMF Risks—to Children. Recognize children, toddlers, and fetuses are more vulnerable to dysregulation caused by electromagnetic fields and will incur further risks from a longer lifetime of exposures.

5. DNA Is a Fractal Antenna and Responds to EMF Fields of Many Kinds. Recognize that DNA, with its ‘coil of coils’ structure, is exquisitely sensitive to electromagnetic fields, including ELF, RF and ionizing radiation. It possesses the two structural characteristics of fractal antennas, electronic conduction and self-symmetry. These properties contribute to greater reactivity of DNA to electromagnetic fields. (See International Journal of Radiation Biology, April 2011). As a result, risks with potentially grave consequences for future generations are now being taken in continually exposing our bodies to electromagnetic fields.

(See video of Martin Blank, PhD, Columbia University, at the Commonwealth Club of California)

An important European review of the EMF science, called The Reflex Report, prepared by 12 scientific institutes in 7 countries, confirmed long-term genetic damage in the blood and brains of users of mobile phones and other sources of electromagnetic fields. See images from that report (below) showing DNA breaks in two exposure scenarios:

24 hrs of cell phone use (considered a ‘non-heating’ exposure) and 1,600 chest X-rays (high intensity exposure from ionizing radiation well-known to break electrons from atoms and to cause cancer):

Note the DNA deterioration occurring from cell phone radiation is similar to 1,600 chest x-rays.

6. Fertility Is Impaired by EMFs. There is a growing body of science showing serious impacts to sperm and fertility from cell phone radiation. For example, in a study published in Fertility and Sterility (Vol. 89) in 2008 by A. Agarwal et al of the Cleveland Clinic, laboratory values of sperm count at an infertility clinic decreased as the duration of daily exposure to cell phones increased. In the highest exposure group, 1/3 of sperm count was lost with over 4 hours of male cell phone use, and 50% of the remaining sperm showed physical abnormalities, did not swim well or were non-viable. Documented cell phone impacts on sperm include: decreased sperm count, motility, viability, and normal morphology. (Read ElectromagneticHealth.org’s “Letter to Parents on Fertility and Other Risks to Children from Wireless Technologies”. Also see a recent article in Holistic Primary Care magazine for health professionals by Alasdair Philips, B.Sc. (Eng), DAgE, “Male Infertility Linked to Cell Phone EMF Exposure”)

7. Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors. All industry funded and independent case-controlled studies looking at brain tumor risk from cell phone use show an increased risk (commonly a doubled risk) of brain tumors after 10 years of heavy cell phone use. What was considered ‘heavy use’ in these studies would today be considered average or light use. Industry-affiliated parties mislead by focusing on “overall” study results, such as in the Interphone study, instead of on the increased risks of brain tumors found in “heavy” users, who have used a cellphone for 10 years or more. These exposures are comparable with common exposures today. (See “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone”)

8. Lead Authors of the Interphone Study, Post-Publication, Urge Caution. Post-publication of the Interphone study by IARC/WHO, its lead authors, Elizabeth Cardis, and Siegal Sadetzki, who led the Israeli part of the Interphone study, published an overview of the cell phone/brain tumor science in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.? They said, “While more studies are needed, indications of an increased risk (of gliomas—a particularly dangerous form of brain tumour) in high and long-term users from Interphone and other studies are of concern…Even a small risk at the individual level could eventually result in a considerable number of tumours and become an important public-health issue.”

It is noteworthy that though it has been over six years since the Interphone study was completed, approximately 50% of the data has still not been released, including data on the risk of acoustic neuromas and salivary gland tumors, which are closest to where the cell phone is placed against the ear. While global scientists are left wondering what those unpublished Interphone studies actually reveal, following the Cardis/Sadetzki paper, on May 31, 2011, the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified cell phone radiation as a class 2B “Possible Carcinogen”. This was quite a welcomed surprise as IARC’s own Interphone study downplayed any risk, using overall risk levels found to deflect from the very serious risks found in heavy users, but still does not resolve the question of what the unpublished studies show.

9. NIH Study Showing Brain Metabolism Effects Published in JAMA. Brain metabolism changes from cell phone use were found by Nora Volkow et al of NIH and Brookhaven National Laboratories, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in March 2011. The finding that cell phone radiation speeds up glucose metabolism, a marker of brain activity, at non-thermal levels of microwave exposure, raises concern that this may be a mechanism involved in cancer development. There is additional concern that if cell phone radiation is impacting glucose levels, is it also impacting neurotransmitters and neurochemical activities? Further studies are needed. While to date much focus has been placed on the possible risk of brain tumors from cell phones, this study, which was statistically significant, confirms important neurological impact.

10.Cell Phones Are Associated With Many Cancers. Recently, in May 2011, the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified wireless radiation from cell phones as a category 2B “Possible Carcinogen” based on evidence for association with brain tumors (gliomas) and acoustic neuromas. Scientific studies show increased risk of cancers from long-term use of a cell phone, including: gliomas, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, salivary gland tumors, eye cancers, testiculal cancers and leukemia. Cordless (i.e. portable) phones, as well, have been associated with gliomas, acoustic neuromas, and meningiomas. A recent Chinese study in the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery found risks for parotid gland cancer “as large, perhaps larger, than the risk of lung cancer from smoking”, according to brain tumor risk analyst, Lloyd Morgan. For example, the landmark study found use of a cell phone for greater than 2.5 hours a day to have as much as a 3,000% increased risk for parotid gland tumors.(See presentation on EMF & Cancer by L. Lloyd Morgan, Senior Research Fellow of the Environmental Health Trust given at ElectromagneticHealth.org’s EMF Forum at the Commonwealth Club of California November 2010.)

Become Self-Reliant – Learn to Measure EMFs and to Shield. 

Read the EMF-Help Blog™ and listen to the EMF Remediation Interviews found at Campaign for Radiation Free Schools (Facebook) or at ElectromagneticHealth.org. Learn the risks of improper shielding and the benefits.

Listen to Interviews with Scientists and Doctors at ElectromagneticHealth.org. Learn about what is happening to patients from wireless exposures, and the deceptions in science and politics interfering with a proper response to this emerging public health issue. Alert patients about what they can do to minimize exposures.

Download 1-Page EMF Resources Handout for Patients.

15 Videos on EMF & Health from the Commonwealth Club of California November 2010. Videos from a half-day program on EMF & Health at our nations largest and oldest public affairs forum, featuring 15 presentations, can be viewed here.

Read EMF Books. Whether it be the classics, such as books by B. Blake Levitt or Robert Becker, or The Powerwatch Handbook by Alasdair and Jean Philips in the U.K., or newer books like Zapped by Anne Louise Gittleman and Dirty Electricity by Sam Milham, MD, read up! Go to www.BestEMFBooks.com to find them.

 Join Campaign for Radiation Free Schools on Facebook. Here you will learn about science, health policy and news related to wireless exposures to children in schools. The Campaign for Radiation Free Schools encourages all parents to read the BRAG Antenna Ranking of Schools Report by Magda Havas, PhD and to encourage schools, school districts, municipalities and states to call for an FCC ruling requiring 1,500 foot setbacks for any/all wireless infrastructure near schools. This is the distance within which studies show increased incidence of electrosensitivity symptoms from neighborhood antennas in adults and increased incidence of cancers. The BRAG report offers an excellent compilation of EMF resources toward the end.

Sign the “EMF Petition to Congress”. The petition is calling for 1) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lower exposure guidelines for radiofrequency radiation (RF); 2) repeal of Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which took away the rights of state and local governments to stop the erection of cell towers and wireless antennas on health or environmental grounds; 3) a national moratorium on further wireless infrastructure build-out until more research is conducted, 4) and protections for people who are currently sensitive. Sign the petition at http://tinyurl.com/2cjq54y.

Olle Johansson, PhD, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Download PDF of “50+ EMF Safety Tips and Insights”

The county and city councils are approving cell towers on school sites and in neighborhoods despite the fact that a significant body of peer-reviewed research has found harmful effects from cell tower radiation.  Local leadership needs to realize that the FCC never provided for the needs different exposure limits for those most vulnerable (babies, toddlers, and pre-teens). It was 1996 when the federal government created regulations in the Telecom Act that strangles local policymakers from considering the potential health dangers the needs different exposure limits. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 essentially removed the value of life and well being of the residents of an affected community in favor of money and profit and tied the hands of local officials to deny a tower based on health concerns.This does NOT excuse our local authorities from their duty to protect Idaho citizens in life and property. This means that our local authorities must get creative and assert their authority in protecting our property values for the sake of our health.

Studies worldwide confirm that exposure to EMFs can cause health problems that most medical doctors are not currently able to diagnose.
The following symptoms and conditions have been correlated to EMF exposure:

Top 5 Common Symptoms
Brain fog
Fatigue
Headaches
Insomnia
Ringing in the ears

Other Symptoms
Agitation/Anxiety/Atrial Fibrillation/ Allergies/Asthma/Autism/ADD/ADHD/ Bed-wetting/Behavior and attention issues/ Blood pressure spikes/Concentration and organizational issues/Dizziness and balance problems/Endurance issues/Eye problems/ Inflammation/Irritability/Joint and muscle pain/Learning Disability/Leukemia/Loss of libido/Menopause issues/Menstruation issues/Muscle cramps/Nose bleeds/ Numbness/Tachycardia/Tumors and Cancer/Vertigo/Weight changes

What are EMFs?

Electric and magnetic fields together are referred to as electromagnetic fields, electro- magnetic radiation, or EMF for short. Our exposure to man-made electromagnetic fields started about 130 years ago and levels are a billion times higher today. The primary EMFs we’re exposed to are:
– Stray electric current and voltage
– Dirty electricity
– Magnetic and electrical fields
– Radio frequency and microwave radiation

What Causes EMFs?

Modern electronic devices increase our exposure levels drastically. These devices include:
– Cell or cordless phones, cell towers, cell antennas, gaming controllers, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
– Energy efficient lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems & and pool pump motors
– Solar electric systems and electric car chargers
– Electric wiring, power lines, and smart meters
– Computers, laptops, and tablets
– Baby Monitors, wearable wireless devices

Government “Protective” Regulations? 

Voting on the placement of cell towers,

On July 12, 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics sent a letter to the FCC Chairman in favor of the RF Review stating, “ concerns have been raised that long-term RF exposure at this level affects the brain and other tissues and may be connected to types of brain cancer, including glioma and meningioma”. The AAP noted that the World Health Organization said “mobile-phone emissions are ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans… Children, however, are not little adults and are disproportionately impacted by all environmental exposures, including cell phone radiation…. In fact, according to IARC [International Agency for Research on Cancer], when used by children, the average RF energy deposition is two times higher in the brain and 10 times higher in the bone marrow of the skull, compared with mobile phone use by adults.”

Obviously, people are using devices differently than in 1991 and at that time the public was not exposed to today’s daily 24-hour long-term low-level exposures. Close longer-term contact with devices carried on persons in pockets and as watches were not considered in the initial federal guidelines.

What is 5G?

5G antenna actively deploy highly concentrated, pulse-modulated microwave radiation in many different simultaneous wavelengths.  Most people feel this immediately when microwave antennas are turned on.  

People feel different than they’ve ever felt before – awake all night, buzzed, headachy, dehydrated, nauseous, beside themselves, unable to focus, with heart irregularities and skin-crawling rashes.  And it only gets worse over time: physical torture and early death.  And we cannot even conceive of the torture that insects, birds, and other animals feel. They die early, too, as do plants.  

Is our Federal government doing anything?

The FCC is reviewing our 20 year old research on exposure limits. These standards do not protect us from the biological effects of long term low level exposures. The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for the US to strengthen laws to protect child’s health and to fund large scale research. These protective regulations may take years to pass. 

Is our State government doing anything?

The state and city leadership can not excuse themselves from the responsibility to protect the citizens considering the property rights and environmental impact are areas that are NOT restricted in the Telecom Act. 

Are YOU doing anything to protect your family? 

Are you trying to figure out what to do about the health issues that will arise or how to get your freedom back? 
This video is a good place to start. There is a lot of info packed into this one hour interview.

PUBLISHED SCIENCE

Herbert, M.R. and Sage, C. “Autism and EMF? Plausibility of a Pathophysiological Link”. Part 1:Pathophysiology , 2013, Jun;20(3):191-209, Pubmed abstract for Part 1.

Herbert, M.R. and Sage, C. “Autism and EMF? Plausibility of a Pathophysiological Link”. Part II: Pathophysiology, 2013 Jun;20(3):211-34. Epub Pubmed abstract for Part II.

Wen Y, Alshikho MJ, Herbert MR (2016) Pathway Network Analyses for Autism Reveal Multisystem Involvement, Major Overlaps with Other Diseases and Convergence upon MAPK and Calcium Signaling. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0153329. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153329

Pall, M.L., Microwave frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produce widespread neuropsychiatric effects including depression, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy (2015).

Pall, Martin L. “Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage‐gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects.” Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 17.8 (2013): 958-965.

Klinghardt, Dietrich, MD. Pilot Study: “Autism May Be Linked to Electromagnetic Radiation Levels in Mother’s Bedroom During Pregnancy”. 2008.

Ahuja et al., Autism: An epigenomic side-effect of excessive exposure to electromagnetic fields  International Journal of Medical and Medical Sciences  Vol. 5(4), pp. 171-177, April (2013)

Click here for a Research Compilation on Cell phone Radiation, Behavior and Brain Development Compiled by Dr. Hugh Taylor of Yale Medicine

Cell phones, tablets, laptops and other devices are a modern marvel, but what if the radiation is causing a multitude of unexplained health problems?

Are you concerned about the ocean of EMFs we’re drowning in (cell phones, Wifi, smart meters, Bluetooth, and even common household appliances)? Scientists are already sounding the alarm about the health dangers posed to You and Your Family…and 5G is just around the corner! Cancers, Brain Tumors, Alzheimer’s, heart problems, asthma, depression, headaches, memory loss, and chronic inflammation along with other health conditions are all associated with common, low-level EMF exposure. 

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There are now thousands of independent, peer-reviewed and published studies proving harm from exposure to wireless radiation, and new alarming studies continue to come out every day. This is a similar situation to tobacco and asbestos. We know what happened in those cases. Placing 4G/5G antennas just a few feet from houses and apartments, and forcing citizens into 24/7 involuntary exposure in some sort of giant experiment is wrong. We already have a better solution anyway: Fiber optic is proven, it’s safe, secure and much, much faster. 

A cell phone is a microwave radio that works on much lower power but at roughly the same wavelength as a microwave oven. More than a dozen countries today restrict the use of cell phones by children and advise precautions regarding their use, including using headsets, speakerphone, and text messaging.

In 2016, the National Toxicology Program released a report from its 16-year, $25 million study examining the health impacts of wireless radiation. The study, which aimed to give the government a conclusive answer as to whether or not the radiation emitted from cell phones can cause harm, found that it can cause brain tumors, heart tumors and DNA damage.

Scientists determined that the microwave field flowing from our phones is “proven to be harmful to humans and the environment.”

This conclusion comes as no surprise in much of the developed world, where public health officials have taken evidence of harm seriously for years. In the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Russia, and other nations, wireless users—especially children—are urged to minimize their exposure to microwave radiation.

But in the United States, public health officials have been hesitant to sound the alarm. In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control issued a public statement urging caution with cellphone use, but retracted the statement just a few weeks later.

Instead of waiting for government action, here is what you can do right now to keep you and your family safe.

PERSONAL ACTION

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

If you read the “fine print” from the manufacturer’s instruction manual it tells users to keep a distance between the phone and your head and body. The fine print warnings for cell phones range from a few millimeters to almost an inch. The fine print warnings on other wireless devices such as Wi-Fi routers, home cordless phone base stations and baby monitors generally state devices should be at 20 em, or about 8 inches. If people are closer than the manufacturer stated separation distance, then they can be exposed to RF levels that violate the US government radiation limits.

• Prefer texting  to voice calls and when doing so hold the phone away from your body. Phones typically use less radiation to send text than  to speak, and texting  keeps radiation from your head. However  sharing photos or videos increases your radiation exposure.
• Use a headset or speakerphone to reduce the amount of radiation  to the brain.
• Your exposure drops more than exponentially as you move the phone away from your head. Even when using the speaker, hold the phone away from your torso when you are talking and be sure that the back of the phone is not close to others, especially nursing infants or other children.
• Carry phones away from the body and not in a pocket or bra. 
• Teach your children about this issue. Tweens and teens and the rest of us should not sleep with a cell phone under pillows or next to the bed all night. Use a battery alarm clock.
• Pregnant women should keep their cell phone  away from their abdomen. New mothers should also protect their babies from the phone. Do not speak on the phone  or text while holding the device near the abdomen or the baby’s head. A fetus’s or baby’s developing brain is most susceptible to radiation.
• Men, especially those trying to become fathers, should also keep their cell phones turned  off when in their pockets.

DO NOT USE THE PHONE WHEN THE SIGNAL IS WEAK

The weaker the signal, the more the radio frequency has to boost itself to get connected, increasing your exposure.

• Be wary of radiation  shields and other such protective devices that are claimed to limit exposure to radiation. They may reduce the connection quality and therefore force the phone to transmit  at a higher output power.
• Minimize use when reception is weak (such as in a rural areas) or when you are in a metal box, such as an elevator, train, or car.

TURN IT OFF

• Do not keep a phone  turned  on next to your body all day. When you are not using the phone, if it is on, stow it in a backpack, purse, or bag. If you keep it on your waist, turn it off. Do not keep a wireless headset turned on in your ear or in your pocket when not in use.
• Whenever possible, only use your phone when the signal quality is good. The weaker the signal, the more the radio frequency has to boost itself to get connected, increasing your exposure. 

BECOME WIRED AT HOME

• Use a corded landline at home and not a cordless phone, as these emit radio frequency radiation like that of cell phones. (Having a landline means you will have a working phone if and when electricity is cut off during  blackouts or if cell towers are not working.)
• Choose wired Internet (Ethernet cable modems) at home instead of wireless systems, if possible. Use wired computers to do as much as possible of your Internet connection and social media and streaming videos. If you do use wireless systems, unplug them during sleeping hours or when you are not using them.
• When you connect digital devices with wired Internet  connections, remember to turn  the Wifi off and the bluetooth OFF in settings and turn  the Wifi off the router.  (Even if you are using a wired connection, the device will emit if the Wi-Fi antennas  are on.)
• Choose non-wireless options instead of wireless for tech and accessories such as computers, laptops, printers, gaming consoles and handsets, security, mouse, keyboard, video cameras, HVAC, speakers, headphones, microphones and other accessories.

POLITICAL ACTION

More than a dozen countries advise restricting the use of cell phones by children and limiting direct exposures to the bodies and heads of adults. In the United States the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for issuing rules on cell phones. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the position that they do not regulate or evaluate cell phone safety before marketing, but they only act if and when a phone is found to be dangerous. The FDA does regulate microwave ovens, which use much higher power than cell phones, because leaking ovens or other uses of microwave radiation at high power have triggered heart attacks in those with pacemakers and are associated with other serious health problems.

Join the Campaign  for Safer Cell Phones on our Web site www.ehtrust.org and write to your member  of Congress if you want access to better  information on these matters. We call on local, state, and national government and the private sector to:

• Require that warning labels about safer cell phone  use be applied to cell phones.
• Require that phones be sold with earpieces and speakerphones.
• Increase public awareness about the specific absorption rate of all phones and ways to reduce exposures to radiation.
• Conduct a major review and revision of safety standards, incorporating state­ of-the-art science, and support a major multidisciplinary independent research program on cell phones.
• Develop specific recommendations about lowering direct radiation  to the head.
• Conduct a national survey of radio frequency radiation  exposure (the last one was done in 1980) and develop monitoring of heavy cell phone  users by creating access to cell phone billing records to qualified researchers.
• Require that pre-market testing be done before new technologies are deployed.

 Excerpted from ehtrust.org

Devra Davis, PhD, MPH, is the founder and President of Environmental Health Trust, a scientific think tank that carries out research on environmental  health risks

Concerns about electromagnetic fields (EMF) are branded pseudoscientific conspiracy theories and relegated to the realm of tin-hat wearing quackery. However, a recent publication in the peer-reviewed journal Immunologic Research entitled “Electrosmog and Autoimmune Disease,” sheds new light on the validity of concerns about this so-called electrosmog with which we are constantly inundated.

Although we encounter natural microwave electromagnetic radiation in the form of cosmic radiation from outer space, the aurora borealis, and thunderstorms, the vast majority of electrosmog that we encounter is largely manmade (1). These atmospheric phenomena, however, emit electromagnetic radiation at lower radio frequencies and are negligibly weak in comparison to manmade sources, which have increased exponentially due to the emergence of television, cellular phone technologies, and WiFI, all of which utilize microwave frequency bands (1).

According to researchers Marshall and Heil (2017), for instance, “The recent release of WiGig and anti-collision vehicle radars in the 60 GHz region embody a 1000-fold increase in frequency, and photon energy, over the exposures mankind experienced up until the 1950s” (1).

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified radio frequencies as a class 2B carcinogen, same as DDT and lead in its press release of May 2011.

Electromagnetic radiation such as Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)  and Radio Frequencies (RF) are generated by: Cell phones, Wi-Fi routers, cordless phones, baby monitors, cell phone antennas, smart meters, smart boards, Bluetooth devices, and any wireless transmission.

With increased exposure comes increased concerns about the health and safety of such technology. What could its impact be on our bodies? Is there a way to reduce exposure and still maintain connectivity in the world around us? 

GENERATION ZAPPED reveals evidence of the health risks from our ubiquitous use of cell phones and digital devices and the prevalence of wireless radiation. Children and teens are especially susceptible and yet they have some of the highest daily exposure.Documentary films have a unique power to raise awareness and spark action on topics like this one. This is a film that provides important information on how to protect yourselves and will lead to a vital discussion about our wireless lives.

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Triclosan, one of the most prevalent antibacterial compounds found in products, is the focus of a campaign undertaken by a coalition of health and environmental groups led by Beyond Pesticides and Food & Water Watch, aimed at removing triclosan from the market. The antimicrobial agent can be fond in many health and beauty products, and has been found as a known endocrine disruptor. Triclosan was first used in the medical industry as a surgical scrub, but was soon added to consumer products like antibacterial soaps, detergents, deodorants, toothpastes and cosmetics. 

The chemical is used to kill bacteria and fungus and to eliminate odors. However, triclosan has  also been found to cause endocrine disruption, impacting the thyroid by decreasing hormones, as well as building up in fatty tissues inside the body. In severe cases it has caused organ system toxicity, and in mild cases irritation and allergies. Triclosan is especially worrisome for pregnant women  and breast feeding mothers.

2014  Avon, one of the world’s largest beauty product manufacturers, to remove the antibacterial chemical triclosan from its products is “the latest example of how consumer pressure can improve product safety and change the marketplace.”

“This is proof that consumer pressure does work and influences companies to do the right thing,” EWG’s Executive Director Heather White said. “We applaud Avon for putting the concerns of consumers first, and we hope other makers of beauty products will follow its example.”

Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical most commonly used in hand soaps and body washes to inhibit bacterial growth. It is also found in some brands of toothpaste, clothing, kitchenware, furniture and toys.

Triclosan is absorbed through the skin and has been detected in human breast milk, blood and urine samples. In laboratory studies, it has been linked to hormone disruption. The chemical is also persistent in the environment and toxic to aquatic life.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, there is no evidence that triclosan in antibacterial soaps provide any benefit over washing with regular soap and water, yet many companies continue to add it to their consumer products. The FDA announced a new proposed rule in December of 2013 that would require manufacturers to provide more data about the effectiveness of antibacterial soaps.

Products Containing Triclosan

DISCLAIMER: Due to public pressure, many major manufacturers have quietly begun reformulating their products without triclosan. Product formulations may change without notice. Below is a small sampling of products formulated with, or used to be formulated with triclosan and is not to be considered a comprehensive list. Remember to always refer to product labels to determine whether triclosan is contained in your product. Some retail outlets may still carry older formulations. Look out for labels that state: “antimicrobial protection.” Some antibacterial soaps may use triclosan’s cousin, triclocarban, in place of triclosan.

“Unfortunately, the FDA has been slow to act on triclosan, forcing consumers to advocate for themselves,” EWG’s White said. In the meantime, consumers can refer to EWG’s Guide to Triclosan to help reduce their exposure to the substance. One important tip is to avoid hand soaps and body washes labeled “antimicrobial” or “antibacterial.”

Consumers can also use EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database and App to find out which products contain triclosan or other potentially hazardous chemicals.