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ACI, CHPA Urge FDA: Withdraw Allowance for Emergency Sanitizer Production April 30, 2021 Contact Author Rachel Grabenhofer Close Sponsored In an appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) urged the agency to withdraw its emergency guidance allowing non-traditional manufacturers to produce hand sanitizers, citing safety concerns. The ACI and CHPA wrote, "In the early days of the COVI...

FDA Issues More Sanitizer Warnings, Posts Microbe-related Recalls February 25, 2021 Contact Author Rachel Grabenhofer Close Sponsored In the past few weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter and added five entries to its do not use sanitizer list over product sub-potency. It also flagged four foaming hand soaps recalled for possible microbe contamination. Warning Letter: Insufficient (58%) Ethanol Content A warning letter issued on Feb. 18, 2021...

900+ Hand Sanitizer Poisonings, Mexican Imports Put on FDA Alert February 8, 2021 Contact Author Rachel Grabenhofer Close Sponsored CBS News, the increased use of hand sanitizers has led to a surge in accidental poisonings, most involving children. The National Poison Data System registered 938 hand-sanitizer exposure cases from 55 different U.S. Poison Control Centers during the 10 day period alone of Jan. 1 to Jan. 10, 2021. This marks a 57% increase from the year prior and of tho...

Methanol Content and How to Test for it: FDA Guidance January 22, 2021 Contact Author Rachel Grabenhofer Close Sponsored Since relaxing the rules last March to quickly fulfill a desperate hand sanitizer need, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been watching products flood the market—and flagging those tested or suspected to contain dangerous methanol in its "do not use" list. Now, the agency has released a guidance policy for manufacturers to test for this contaminant...

FDAs Sanitizer Hotlist Cites Nevada Distributor, Calls Out Subpotency and Methanol January 13, 2021 Contact Author Rachel Grabenhofer Close Sponsored not use. As previously noted, the FDAs list flags hand sanitizer products implicated or known for methanol and 1-propanol content or subpotent efficacy, among other complaints. Last quarter (October 2020), several products were added from China. This quarter includes more additions from China and Mexico, along with one Nevada, USA di...