In the News--FDA proposes tighter rules on antibacterial soaps

I saw this headline a few months ago and found it interesting.  You may be thinking,”why would the FDA be concerned about antibacterial soaps?  Isn’t antibacterial soap a good thing?” 

The FDA people are concerned that germs are mutating and becoming more difficult to kill. If soap and water is just as effective for routine bathing and handwashing as antibacterial soaps, why should we be using antibacterial soaps?  Are the “antibacterial” products safe for us to use routinely?   I have noticed that many body wash products and hand wash products have “antibacterial” on the label.  So the FDA regulators proposed that companies making antibacterial hand soaps and body washes show that their products are safe and more effective than soap and water.  I suspect we will see more about this topic in the future.