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References used for this fact sheet
- ‘Effect of antibacterial home cleaning and handwashing products on infectious disease symptoms’ [online], in Annals of Internal Medicine, 2 March 2004, vol. 140, no. 5, pp. 321–329. More information here.
- ‘Antibacterial household products: cause for concern’ [online], in Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. More information here.
- Antibacterial soap won’t cut infections [online], News in Science, ABC, Australia. More information here.
- ‘Declaration of triclosan as a priority existing chemical’ [online], in Chemical Gazette, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Office of Chemical Safety, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government. More information here.
- Update on the assessment of the priority existing chemical triclosan (13 July 2006) [online], National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Office of Chemical Safety, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government. More information here.
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Last updated: January 2008
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