Cleaning up our disinfectants: usage of antimicrobial biocides in direct-to-consumer products in Australia.

Autor:	Nunez C; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.; Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia., Bamert RS; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.; Department of Biochemistry, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia., Lambert K; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.; School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia., Short FL; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.; Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Access microbiology [Access Microbiol] 2024 Feb 14; Vol. 6 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 14 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1099/acmi.0.000714.v3
Abstrakt:	In supermarkets and chemists worldwide, consumers are faced with an array of antimicrobial domestic cleaning and personal hygiene products purporting to kill germs and keep people safe. Many of these proven active ingredients (biocides) encourage the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microbes and microbial populations, in turn increasing the likelihood of AMR infections. In order to understand and address the selective pressure towards AMR posed by the unrestricted use of biocides, it is necessary to understand which biocides are most frequently found in consumer products and the current regulatory framework that governs their use. In this research we survey the biocidal active ingredients in the major categories of cleaning and personal care products available from supermarkets and pharmacies in Australia, and comment on the regulations that dictate how these products are tested and marketed. Benzalkonium chloride and ethanol were the two most prevalent antimicrobial biocides in this study, while triclosan, which is banned in several jurisdictions, was found in a small number of products. In Australia, many antimicrobial consumer products are regulated for efficacy and safety under the Therapeutic Goods Act, but the potential to drive microbial adaptation and AMR is not considered. Overall this survey underscores the broad use and light regulation of antimicrobial biocides in products available to the general public in Australia, and provides an information resource to inform further research and stewardship efforts. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. (© 2024 The Authors.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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