“The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule requiring manufacturers to prove that their antibacterial cleaners are safe and more effective than plain soap and water.

An estimated 75% of the anti-bacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the United States contain triclosan, a germ-killing ingredient. The only problem is, the Food and Drug Administration has no idea whether it actually works — and there’s some evidence it may pose health risks.”

For the full article, click http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/fda-antibacterial-soap/4038907/

How do you select which soap to use? Cost? Mess? Maintenance time? Guest requests?

————Other resources

Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-26/does-big-soap-have-clean-hands-.html?alcmpid=view

FDA http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm205999.htm

Boston Globe http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/12/22/soap-wars-call-fda/L4WFinPWjU7m0KwXXx6O1H/story.html