The antimicrobial soap is banned for sale as "there is no scientific basis for the effect"

BySheila Sund

"Disinfectant used for medicated soap and cosmetics"Triclosan"Sales of antimicrobial soap and body soap containing 19 kinds of chemicals such asAmerican Food and Drug Administration(FDA) banned it.

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On September 2, 2016, the FDA announced the prohibition on these scales as there is no scientific basis that antimicrobial soap is superior in safety and effect compared to conventional soap. According to FDA's decision, sales of soaps and body soaps, including any of 19 chemical substances such as triclosan and triclocarban, are prohibited. A manufacturer will be given a grace of one year as a period for showing clearly the effect of antibacterial action again or for handpicking out the sale of antimicrobial soap.

A number of research results have been announced that chemical substances such as triclosan and triclocarban contained in these substances increase the risk of infectious diseases and lead to proliferation of resistant bacteria and environmental pollution before the ban on the sale of antimicrobial soap has been decided .

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"Consumers tend to think that antimicrobial soap is more effective at preventing bacterial growth, but consumers are more likely to use antibacterial soap than conventional soap and water-based sterilization," said Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Medical Evaluation Center. There is no scientific basis for validity.In fact, some data point out that antibiotic ingredients have more disadvantages than benefits from a long-term perspective. " In addition, the FDA recommends consumers to wash using ordinary soap and water.

It was in 2013 that the FDA began to regulate the antimicrobial soap, and at this time I asked the manufacturers of the antimicrobial soap to submit data showing their effectiveness and safety. However, manufacturers either did not submit data or submitted unfounded data, the effectiveness and safety of triclosan and other bactericidal ingredients remained unproven.

Many manufacturers in the United States already stop handling antimicrobial agents containing triclosan and other chemical substances in stages. Triclosan has been banned in the United States, but these antibacterial ingredients are widely used in Japan as well.