Scientific evidence shows need to regulate antimicrobial ingredients in consumer products

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Does the widespread and still proliferating use of antimicrobial household products cause more harm than good to consumers and the environment? Evidence compiled in a new feature article published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology by Arizona State University professor Rolf Halden shows that decades of widespread use of antimicrobials has left consumers with no measurable benefits.

 

Worse yet, lax regulation has caused widespread contamination of the environment, wildlife and human populations with compounds that appear more toxic than safe, according to recent scientific research.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-scientific-evidence-antimicrobial-ingredients-consumer.html#jCp

 

Edited April 1, 2014 by knocker