美國禁售19種抗菌香皂 不僅沒特效還危害健康!

Americans use a lot of antibacterial soaps, but today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned 19 chemicals commonly found in them.

美國消費者使用很多抗菌香皂，但是美國食品藥品管理局日前禁止了其中出現19種化學物質的香皂。

"Companies will no longer be able to market antibacterial washes with these ingredients because manufacturers did not demonstrate that the ingredients are both safe for long-term daily use and more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illness and the spread of certain infections," the FDA wrote in a news release.

食品藥品管理局在一次新聞發佈會上聲稱："各大公司不能在投放市場的抗菌洗滌用品中使用這些原料，因爲製造商無法證實這些原料在長期日常使用中是安全的，也不能證明這些物質與普通的水和香皂相比，具有防止疾病和特定感染擴散的作用。"

In its ruling, the FDA said this would apply to soaps containing any of the 19 chemicals, including triclosan, found in liquid soaps, and triclocarbon, found in soap bars.

食品藥品管理局表示，這條規定適用於任何包含這19種化學成分之一的香皂，包括液體香皂中的三氯沙和塊狀香皂中的三氯二苯脲。

The FDA said some soap manufacturers had already removed these ingredients.

食品藥品管理局稱，一些香皂製造商已經移除了這些成分。

"Consumers may think antibacterial washes are more effective at preventing the spread of germs, but we have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water," said Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

食品藥品管理局藥物評價和研究中心主任加內特·伍德考克博士表示："消費者可能認爲抗菌香皂在預防疾病方面比一般香皂更加強力，但是我們沒有任何科學依據來證明這一點。"

"In fact, some data suggests that antibacterial ingredients may do more harm than good over the long-term."

"事實上，一些數據表明，抗菌原料長期使用的話，壞處可能大於益處。"

In 2013, the FDA proposed the ban, saying that using antibacterial soaps containing these chemicals "could pose health risks, such as bacterial resistance or hormonal effects."

2013年，食品藥品管理局提出了這項禁令，認爲包含這些化學成分的抗菌香皂"可能導致健康風險，比如細菌抗藥性和激素效應"。

Manufacturers have one year to comply to the FDA's ruling.

製造商有一年的時間來執行食品藥品管理局的規定。

While the FDA maintains that simple soap and water is the best way to prevent spreading germs, if they are not available, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using a hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol.

食品藥品管理局一直認爲，普通的香皂和瓶水就是預防細菌蔓延的最好辦法，如果不可用的話，美國疾病控制與預防中心建議使用酒精含量不低於60%的洗手液。