Bloomberg The US Food and Drug Administration has banned several key chemicals in antibacterial hand soap, warning of health risks and saying they were not more effective than the ordinary soap. The FDA move took aim at 19 ingredients including the two most common, triclosan and triclocarban, which are widely included in liquid and bar antibacterial soaps despite fears ...

  Bloomberg A majority of French say that economic and social issues should be the top priority for candidates in next year’s presidential election, an Elabe poll showed. About 64 percent of voters say the economy and social matters are more important than questions about the French identity and security in the presidential campaign, according to a poll of 1,002 ...

  Bloomberg The European Commission said Germany requested that it mediate a dispute with Italy over whether Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s vehicles breached emissions rules. “We will now assist the German and Italian authorities to the extent possible with a view to facilitating a common understanding of the car manufacturer’s compliance, or lack thereof,” commission spokeswoman Lucia Caudet said by ...