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In a final ruling announced Friday, the Food and Drug Administration is pulling from the market a wide range of antimicrobial soaps after manufacturers failed to show that the soaps are both safe and more effective than plain soap. The federal flushing applies to any hand soap or antiseptic wash product that has one or more of 19 specific chemicals in them, including the common triclosan (found in antibacterial hand soap) and triclocarbon (found in bar soaps). Manufacturers will have one year to either reformulate their products or pull them from the market entirely.
[...] The ruling does not affect alcohol-based hand sanitizers or wipes, which the agency is reviewing separately. It also does not affect antiseptic products used in healthcare settings.
(Score: 2) by eravnrekaree on Saturday September 03 2016, @07:00PM
I kind of agree with this ruling, they have been adding these chemicals as a gimmick, many are not aware of the possible health of effects of them, and it is somewhat difficult to avoid them. There is always the danger of creating super bacteria by recklessly using these chemicals in widespread consumer products. Plain soap and water is fine for everyday use. Artificial colors are another, many people do not know the possible health consequences, they are of absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever. They really should not be added to products in such a wide occurance as they are. It can be hard to avoid them but manufacturers are starting to drop them as the public rightly so is going the direction of all natural.