Minnesota bans anti-bacterial chemical from soaps

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It's widely used nationwide as a germ-killing ingredient in soaps, deodorants and even toothpaste, but it's being banned in Minnesota. Turns out it doesn't stay a microbe killer, but is filling the sediment of lakes that take waste-water, and chemical changes take place rendering dioxins. Not only that, but if you use it on yourself or your children....

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