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It’s hot out, you’re sweaty and you probably have some body odor. But I’m here to set the record straight: You don’t need antibacterial soap for that. Apparently it’s a necessary reminder after a post ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today banned the use of certain antibacterial chemicals in hand and body wash products. The products of concern contain one or more of 19 ingredients named by the ...

The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at antibacterial soaps and body washes the agency said could actually cause health issues. A draft rule released Friday would require makers of ...

WASHINGTON -- It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's ...

The Food and Drug Administration is going after soaps and washes that might actually pose health risks. A draft rule unveiled by the agency on Monday would require antibacterial soap companies to ...

The Food and Drug Administration has washed its hands of antibacterial soaps that contain certain active ingredients because manufacturers have not demonstrated their long-term safety and ...

Whoever said “cleanliness is next to godliness” would think pretty highly of modern-day America. Never before has a population so committed itself to rubbing, scrubbing, sterilizing and disinfecting ...

Manufacturers of antibacterial hand soap and body wash will be required to prove their products are more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illness and the spread of infection, under a ...