http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/d ... fda-review

That's gonna cost either way

I do think that it has seriously boosted the growth of drug resistant bacteria. Even though antibacterial products are everywhere I avoid them like the plague. Apparently if we wash our hands for two verses of Happy Birthday with ordinary soap we do just as good a job as if we used an antibacterial soap, without the drawbacks of increasing resistance.

I think a little dirt is good for tghe average person. I dont use any Anti Bac products at home (even the work surface cleaner is not anti-bac) just ordinary soap and water

I agree, when I was a kid I was eating dirt snails (raw) and whatever else I could fit in my mouth. In fact I very rarely get ill, even as a child I barely had days off school with any illness apart from the usual virus. All my cleaning products are simple like soap, vinegar and bi carb.