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Antimicrobial School Supplies

By News Minder at 08/13/08 12:37

Forget hand sanitizer. We are now making our school supplies germ free. For anyone who has children, this is certainly an alluring ideal. We all know that germs run rampant in schools as many children share supplies, but is the world becoming germaphobic?

We have all heard about the resistant bacteria that are nasty and hard to kill off. I just wonder if we start up with the antibacterial on everything if it will kill the good bacteria that we need for our bodies to function properly (yes we have bacteria on our skin, even e.coli that naturally live in our guts). I guess that decision is up to parents if they want to purchase school supplies like that. I certainly think it is a good idea but hopefully it does not get too out of control. Read the article here, Agion Antimicrobial Protection Rules for Back-to-School Supplies.