This is also a problem in North America. Try buying a simple disinfectant (e.g. for small cuts) that doesn't contain antibiotics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiseptic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinfectant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neosporin#Efficacy

But peroxide and iodine and rubbing alcohol are all also available, and plain petroleum jelly is available. And then most small cuts should probably just be washed with soapy water and left open to the air.

(also, the Wikipedia roundup on triclosan suggests it isn't a problem yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan#Resistance_concerns

Not that it is particularly useful to put it in soap)

Having said that, even with what ie now learned, I think it's still the case that _most_ disinfectants and antiseptics, even in the USA, are not antibiotics.

Thanks for the correction, I certainly learned something.

Nobody is saying this will destroy the human race or anything like that. Clearly, as a species, we don't need this stuff. But it will be a huge negative change for individuals.

For some values of "lived", including "often died of things that today are trivial".

Yeah, but you could die from a small wound in the leg or something.