Isn’t this the function of a free market? This is none of the business of the federal government.
You're forgetting that this is Obama's feral gubmint
I am not a clinician, but I am an avid observer of things health-related.
While it isn’t really federal jurisdiction, it is solely the ignorant who insist on antibacterial soaps.
While there is little to no evidence that antibacterial soaps have any positive effect in non-clinical settings, there *IS* a lot of evidence that the improper use of these products is contributing to the emergence of so called “super bugs”:
bacteria that have become resistant to the agents used in these soaps.
By removing these products from the general public’s access, the people who actually NEED them can continue to use them, while those who only buy them “as a precaution” won’t be able to dilute/nullify the benefits.
It’s like folks who insist on antibiotic medications when they get a cold: it hardens the bacteria in their bodies while having no effect on the virus. This makes the antibiotic less effective for all who inadvertently are exposed to those same hardened bacteria later on.
*IF* the public were better informed by the responsible parties, then there wouldn’t be any call for the above actions, as a well-informed populace would shun these products for their own good. Unfortunately, the powers-that-be have been quite successful in dumbing down the people, and the manufacturers are more than happy to profit from the public’s lack of knowledge.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stopped recommending flossing. I went to the dentist last week and jokingly badgered them on “The Gov’t says I don’t have to floss anymore, having food stuck in-between teeth is OK.”etc.
Hey, at least the Gov’t isn’t banning floss (yet)
They should stay out of the soap business. Put info out that ‘antibacterial’ may not be effective and may be harmful - the marketplace and consumers will adjust on its own.
(This ruling is based upon “May be”)
The market has no control over residual bacteria that survive the purge and as the survivors are free to grow in a world where they can’t be killed.
When the STUPID FDA stops approving of horrible side effect riddled drugs it might be a useful agency. Then has to turn around and FLAG them or Black Box them as they begin to cause deaths and cancers. ALL Osteoporosis drugs are FDA FLAGGED with Forteo being also Black Boxed for Bone Cancer, Reclast IV is also NOT to be given to asthma patients but it is routinely. Not to mention the horrid GI Side Effects they cause. Crap never leaves your body.
Until then I’ll keep using just plain old fashion Fells Naphtha or Ivory bar soap. Eliminates all those nasty chems they put in soap.
“Isn’t this the function of a free market? This is none of the business of the federal government.”
I’d say it’s the business of the government to make sure no fraud occurs. The claims of these soap manufacturers are fraudulent, aren’t they? They are promoting the anti-bacterial soap as healthy and good when in fact they are bad for us all.