Wash your hands … and don’t serve poop

Researchers from the University of Michigan report in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases that washing hands with an antibacterial soap was no more effective at reducing bacterial levels or preventing illness than washing with ordinary soap, and that those soaps containing the antimicrobial triclosan, produced worrisome antibiotic cross-resistance among different species of bacteria.

So wash your hands, and don’t eat — or serve — poop.

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A former professor of food safety and the publisher of barfblog.com, Powell is passionate about food, has five daughters, and is an OK goaltender in pickup hockey. Download Doug’s CV here. Dr. Douglas Powell editor, barfblog.com retired professor, food safety 3/289 Annerley Rd Annerley, Queensland 4103 dpowell29@gmail.com 61478222221 I am based in Brisbane, Australia, 15 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time