1972 Press Photo Charles Edwards & other FDA officials at news conference

Food and Drug Administration officials tell of orders to ban the germ fighter hexachlorophene for most cosmetics and drugs at a Washington news conference Friday. From left are Dr. Henry E. Simmons, Director of the FDA's Bureau of Drugs; FDA Commissioner Charles E. Edwards and Dr. Harvey Blank, Chairman of the FDA's Antimicrobial Advisory Committee.

Photo is dated 1972.

Photo measures 9 x 8 inches.