Antibacterial Soaps are a Washout, Declared FDA Panel
24th Oct 2005, 13:49 GMT
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Are antibacterial cleansing products any better at protecting household users from illness? No soap, declared an FDA advisory committee in a unanimous decision today. More specifically, plain old soap and water are just fine.
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