Ex-Lax is being pulled off the shelves after the FDA said it is banning an ingredient in the laxitive that has been linked to cancer. The maker of the country's leading laxitive, Novartis Consumer Health, said it will stop using the ingredient phenolphthalein even though it believes the chemical is safe.
Ex-Lax Expunged
Ex-Lax is being pulled off the shelves after the FDA said it is banning an ingredient in the laxitive that has been linked to cancer. The maker of the country's leading laxitive, Novartis Consumer Health, said it will stop using the ingredient phenolphthalein even though it believes the chemical is safe.
