Question 19089 — dangerous products

Summary

Mrs. Bénédicte Taurine draws the attention of the Secretary of State to the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the presence of titanium dioxide in many brands of toothpaste. In a study of 408 products (including 59 for the children's range) the Agir pour l'environnement association showed that two thirds of adult toothpastes and half of children's toothpastes contain titanium dioxide. No packaging of these 271 toothpastes did not include the obligatory mention “nanoparticle” to indicate the nanoparticle presence of this substance dangerous to health. The Agir pour l'environnement association is calling for an investigation by the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control into the absence of the mention "nanoparticle" on toothpaste labels. As ANSES points out in a July 2017 document relating to the INRA NANOGUT study showed that “chronic exposure of rats to titanium dioxide (additive E 171, partially nanometric) orally could lead to precancerous colorectal lesions”. For the moment ANSES is committed to assessing the risks of titanium dioxide, which it is undertaking in particular with regard to toxicity by inhalation. However, there is still a lack of in-depth studies in the knowledge of toxicity by indigestion. Also, according to a study (Food-grade TiO2 odd intestinal and systemic immune homeostasis, initiates preneoplastic lesions and promotes aberrant crypt development in the rat colon | Scientific Reports) conducted by the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), the results suggest that the presence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2) could be the cause of cerebrovascular inflammation. Chronic exposure to these nanoparticles “could lead to their accumulation in the brain with a risk of disruption of certain brain functions”, specifies the CEA in a press release. Titanium dioxide must soon be banned in food because of the dangers it presents for health and the environment, the Minister of the Economy said. committed to banning its use in mid-April 2019. The Agir pour l'environnement association wishes to add to this ban the suspension of this product from our toothpastes and medicines. The application of the precautionary principle must be extended to toothpastes and medicines containing titanium dioxide. She asks her if she is going to take measures to make it clear that the use of nanoparticles is in all products that are used by citizens.

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