Editing Toothpaste (section)

== Government regulation ==
In the United States toothpaste is regulated by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] as a [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]], except for ingredients with a medical purpose, such as fluoride, which are regulated as [[drug]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/it-cosmetic-drug-or-both-or-it-soap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161955/https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/it-cosmetic-drug-or-both-or-it-soap|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2019|title=Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?)|first=Center for Food Safety and Applied|last=Nutrition|date=March 4, 2022|journal=FDA|via=www.fda.gov}}</ref> Drugs require scientific studies and FDA approval in order to be legally marketed in the United States, but cosmetic ingredients do not require pre-approval, except for color additives. The FDA does have labelling and requirements and bans certain ingredients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetic-products-ingredients/cosmetic-ingredients|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912070338/https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetic-products-ingredients/cosmetic-ingredients|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2019|title=Cosmetic Ingredients|first=Center for Food Safety and Applied|last=Nutrition|date=May 16, 2022|website=FDA}}</ref>