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1. Antibacterial soap has been on the market for my entire life?

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 04:49 PM

Sep 2016

The FDA says it probably doesn't work and may be bad for us.

Isn't this all backwards?

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FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed From Consumer Soaps [View all] Seedersandleechers Sep 2016 OP

Antibacterial soap has been on the market for my entire life? yallerdawg Sep 2016 #1

Finally! tammywammy Sep 2016 #2

So they removing alcohol tymorial Sep 2016 #3

Good. forest444 Sep 2016 #16

"hand sanitizer" left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #17

The alcohol based ones do. 4lbs Sep 2016 #18

All the alcohol is doing is drying your hands. Thor_MN Sep 2016 #33

What are consumers going to use bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #4

Hopefully something that doesn't make the bacteria harder to combat Cal Carpenter Sep 2016 #20

You mean like bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #21

I was thinking weed (n/t) Kennah Sep 2016 #24

Huh shenmue Sep 2016 #26

What's really crazy is that Seedersandleechers Sep 2016 #6

This is true PatSeg Sep 2016 #7

Exactly. tammywammy Sep 2016 #8

Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #9

About damn time! n/t neeksgeek Sep 2016 #10

How about immediately? Hekate Sep 2016 #11

Good! I've stopped buying those too. ffr Sep 2016 #12

Same here. I have never been very paranoid about germs. smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #15

I agree ... I've NEVER been concerned much with 'germs' ... brett_jv Sep 2016 #34

I bet you have in public rest rooms mucifer Sep 2016 #27

Come to think of it, you're right. Glad they'll be gone. TonyPDX Sep 2016 #30

Hallelujah! demigoddess Sep 2016 #14

Public schools HockeyMom Sep 2016 #19

My grandson said No Worries... tavernier Sep 2016 #31

Dial was recommended by doctors... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2016 #25

It's about fucking time. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2016 #23

hell, soap? they put triclosan in toothpaste. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #28

Good! Unit 001 Sep 2016 #32