Six hand soaps distributed across 15 states have been recalled over possible bacterial contamination. See the brands, lot codes and affected products.

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Stop using antibacterial soap. Just using soap washes the bacteria off your skin and down the sink. We don’t need to try to kill them and encourage resistant strains.

    • exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      I think the US has mostly phased out antibacterial soap. The FDA rescinded its authorization of triclosan and a bunch of other similar antibacterial ingredients in 2016 and prohibited the marketing of antibacterial soaps and body washes with those ingredients as antiseptic or antibacterial.

      This particular contamination of these 6 recalled products are hand soaps that aren’t antibacterial.

          • village604@adultswim.fan
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            2 days ago

            Pretty much every hand soap brand has antibacterial options. Softsoap, Dial, Suave, Dove, etc.

            Benzalkoniun Chloride seems to be the anti-bacterial agent used now.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      Just using soap washes the bacteria off your skin and down the sink.

      Soap is a detergent that breaks up bacterial cell walls and kills them. This recall makes no sense, bacteria can’t live in detergent.