美国消费者使用很多抗菌香皂，但是美国食品药品管理局日前禁止了其中出现19种化学物质的香皂。

　　"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.

　　食品药品管理局在一次新闻发布会上声称："各大公司不能在投放市场的抗菌洗涤用品中使用这些原料，因为制造商无法证实这些原料在长期日常使用中是安全的，也不能证明这些物质与普通的水和香皂相比，具有防止疾病和特定感染扩散的作用。"

　　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.

　　食品药品管理局表示，这条规定适用于任何包含这19种化学成分之一的香皂，包括液体香皂中的三氯沙和块状香皂中的三氯二苯脲。

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

　　食品药品管理局称，一些香皂制造商已经移除了这些成分。

　　美国禁售19种抗菌香皂 不仅没特效还危害健康!

　　"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).

　　食品药品管理局药物评价和研究中心主任加内特·伍德考克博士表示："消费者可能认为抗菌香皂在预防疾病方面比一般香皂更加强力，但是我们没有任何科学依据来证明这一点。"

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

　　"事实上，一些数据表明，抗菌原料长期使用的话，坏处可能大于益处。"

　　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，食品药品管理局提出了这项禁令，认为包含这些化学成分的抗菌香皂"可能导致健康风险，比如细菌抗药性和激素效应"。

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

　　制造商有一年的时间来执行食品药品管理局的规定。

　　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.

　　食品药品管理局一直认为，普通的香皂和瓶水就是预防细菌蔓延的最好办法，如果不可用的话，美国疾病控制与预防中心建议使用酒精含量不低于60%的洗手液。