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• FDA Advises Consumers To Stop Using Antibacterial Soap

  September 5, 2024

  Grace Muller

  Officials indicate that regular soap and water are just fine, since there is a lack of evidence showing that over-the-counter antibacterial soaps are better at preventing illness, and could actually be harmful.

• Hand Sanitizers Perform No Better Than Regular Soap And Water, FDA Advises

  April 15, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Federal health experts say soap and water hand washing is just as, if not more, reliable than hand sanitizer.

• Boyer Soap Products Recall Issued After Child Suffers Chemical Burns

  March 19, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  More than 300,000 bottles of sodium and potassium hydroxide, used to make soap and other lye products, have been recalled after a child suffered chemical burns to the mouth due to a lack of appropriate childproof packaging.