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Beginning Fall 2017, the FDA banned the use of phenolic compounds,such as triclosan,in consumer soaps and lotions. This is due to ________.

A) increased microbial resistance to these chemicals
B) they only work against bacterial cells,not fungi or viruses
C) the inefficiency of phenolics as antimicrobials
D) a worldwide shortage of triclosan