Our friends in the government have decided to improve our lives again by trying to get rid of anti-bacterial products. You know them—the gels, wipes, and soaps that we use to disinfect shopping cart handles, gym equipment, children’s toys, phones, hands—you name it. Anti-bacterials contain Triclosan and Very Concerned Citizens think that Triclosan is a Very Bad Thing. So they want it banned.

With Reps. Ed Markey and Louise Slaughter leading the charge in Congress, the Natural Resources Defense Council is trying to make an end run in the courts by suing the FDA. They want the FDA to ban Triclosan.