What are the pros and cons of using antibacterial soaps?

Antibacterial soap has risen in popularity since the 1980's. It comes in many forms, but most commonly comes in liquid soap with the added ingredient of triclosan, which is an antibacterial and antifungal agent. Handwashing is widely recognized as the most effective method of preventing the spread of disease. Washing with antibacterial soap has pros and cons, The benefits of antibacterial soap are:

Washing with soap and water removes some bacteria, but bacteria grow quickly and multiply. Antibacterial products remove more bacteria.

Antibacterial soaps and products are important for use when caring for patients who have weakened immune systems. They don't have the basic defenses against harmful bacteria that a healthy person does, and therefore they are much more susceptible to disease. Using antibacterial products around such persons can help keep them from getting sick.

The cons or reasons why using antibacterial soap is not beneficial, are:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently said that there isn't enough evidence to prove that antibacterial soaps are better at stopping the spread of disease than regular soap and water.

Manufacturers of antibacterial products have been asked to provide proof that their products do not cause any harmful effects over long periods of time, and they haven't been able to do so. Some studies conducted with animals have suggested links to skin cancer.

Manufacturers have also not been able to prove that their products have more efficacy than the use of plain soap and water. They have recently recommended that consumers stick to the use of plain soap and water for handwashing.

Triclosan may cause bacteria to become more resistant. According to the FDA's consumer update from September 2016:

"In addition, laboratory studies have raised the possibility that triclosan contributes to making bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Some data shows this resistance may have a significant impact on the effectiveness of medical treatments, such as antibiotics. The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been closely collaborating on scientific and regulatory issues related to triclosan. This joint effort will help to ensure government-wide consistency in the regulation of this chemical. The two agencies are reviewing the effects of triclosan from two different perspectives."

Is there a word/phrase for "unperformant"?

As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...

nouns - what do you call the person who passes the trophies to the prize giver/presenter?

The person who gives out the trophies to the winners are called award presenters. So what do u call the person who passes the trophies to the presenter? Thanks!

Is 'efficate' a word in English?

I routinely hear the word "efficate" being used. For example, "The most powerful way to efficate a change in the system is to participate." I do not find entries for this word in common English dictionaries, but I do not have an unabridged dictionary. I have checked the OED (I'm not sure if it is considered unabridged), and it has no entry for "efficate". It does have an entry for "efficiate", which is used in the same way. Wordnik has an entry for "efficate" with over 1800 hits, thus providing some evidence for the frequency of use. I personally like the word and find the meaning very clear and obvious when others use it. If it's not currently an "officially documented" word, perhaps its continued use will result in it being better documented.

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