On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:42:09 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-12-21 11:49 AM, notbob wrote:
> > On 2014-12-21, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >> Back in the early 60's I worked in a grocery/butcher shop. Gloves were
> >> unheard of back then. Yes, my hands touched every slice of your
> >> lunchmeat as I sliced it. I don't recall when gloves became the norm.
> >
> > No doubt, when glove companies became profitable enough to hire
> > lobbyists.
>
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> A lot of public health issues have been legislated over the years.
> We never used to see hand sanitizer dispensers in public places, not
> even in hospitals. Now they are everywhere.
>
Antibacterial soap is being banned. Actually it's a chemical called
triclosan that's being banned, mainly because it's connected to the
increase of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/anti.../triclosan.php

I am not a big user of antibacterial soaps, but I do require the wet
wipes grocery stores put at their entrances because it never fails
that I pick up a cold if I don't use one on my cart handle and the
surrounding area.

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