The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here's why Australia should too
- Written by Christine Carson, Research Associate at the University of Western Australia &, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Companies promoting these products have until now been able to make exaggerated claims about their relative germ-killing ability.Alexander Raths/ShutterstockThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week ruled to disallow the use of the more than a dozen antibacterial compounds in so-called “antibacterial” handwashes....
