Federal regulators on Friday banned antibacterial soaps that contain certain harmful ingredients, and gave companies one year to come up with new formulations of these products.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that after a year, it will no longer allow antiseptic soaps and washes to be sold that include any of 19 active ingredients, such as the commonly used ingredients triclosan and triclocarban.
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