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From the article: "Antibacterial soaps are biologically active, and they have no proven efficacy. So, I don't see dumping tons of them into the environment each
by MOARDONGZPLZ 10y ago
From the article: "Antibacterial soaps are biologically active, and they have no proven efficacy. So, I don't see dumping tons of them into the environment each year as being a good idea."
- dredmorbius 10y agoJust noting, the comment above (as it stands now) is an exact quote from the article, though it's not indicated as such. (It also specifically addresses OP's false premises.)
- tn13 10y agoIs FDA authorized to ban things because of the impact it might have on environment ? I thought FDA was restricted to people
- ubernostrum 10y agoThe quote is from the article, which is an interview with someone who's an expert on this but who is not one of the FDA officials who made the final decision. The interview includes both questions about the FDA's action, and questions about the expert's own personal opinion. The quote you replied to is an answer to a question asking for the expert's own personal opinion. It's also not a very long article, and you could have read it to find this out for yourself instead of jumping to conclusions.
- kretor 10y agoHumans are a part of the environment.