Antibacterials in Many Consumer Products Cause More Harm Than Good, Say Experts

Yale e360
Jun 20, 2017, 12:28 pm127 pts
Two antimicrobial chemicals already banned in antiseptic wash products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are still found in more than 2,000 widely used consumer products, despite offering no health benefits and actually causing health and environmental harm, according to more than 200 scientists and…

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