Antibacterial soap exposes health workers to high triclosan levels

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 16:50 in Health & Medicine

Handwashing with antibacterial soap exposes hospital workers to significant and potentially unsafe levels of triclosan, a widely-used chemical currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a study led by researchers from UC San Francisco.

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