http://news.yahoo.com/minnesota-bans-anti-bacterial-chemical-soaps-205149236.html
"Triclosan is the most common antibacterial chemical in consumer handsoaps. The Environmental Protection Agency classifies triclosan as a pesticide. It is a chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon synthesized from petroleum byproducts. Like other substances in this category, it shares chemical characteristics with other toxic chemicals such as some PCBs, and some PBDE flame retardants."
"About half of the liquid hand soaps sold in the U.S. contain antibacterial chemicals, according to marketing research reported in the New York Times. If the FDA's rule becomes final, it will require manufacturers to prove their antibacterial soaps are safe for long-term use. If they can't, they will be forced to reformulate, relabel or remove these products from the shelves by 2015."
Learn more about what the EWG article has to say about Triclosan here: http://www.ewg.org/enviroblog/2013/12/fda-trying-again-clean-your-hand-soap
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