A summer of this story from the Financial Post earlier this week: Loblaw Companies Ltd. has decided to stop manufacturing products with Triclosan, Phthalates, and Microbeads by the end of 2018.
Triclosan is antibacterial and is thought to encourage antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Phthalates are used to add fragrance and could interfere with the body’s endocrine system, and Microbeads are not biodegradable.
Loblaws has its own brands – Life Brand and PC products, and those are the ones that will not have those three ingredients.
It’s a great move from the giant of a company – and it seems to be setting the precedence for other companies too.
Loblaws has already phased out artificial colours and flavours from their own brands, and many other big companies followed after, so there’s a chance that other brands will follow in Loblaw’s footsteps after this move too.
What do you think? Does the inclusion of those chemicals affect your decision to buy products? I really look at whether the product works or not, and try to stay away from hand sanitizers and the like. I’d love to know how you shop so let me know in the comments!
