Toothpaste, hand wash could be building 'superbugs', study shows

By Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Updated June 20 2018 - 7:34am, first published 7:25am

An ingredient found in thousands of personal care products, including some brands of toothpaste and hand wash, could be making certain bacteria resistant to antibiotics, a Queensland research paper has found.

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