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 COVID-19 pandemic, FDA issued its Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19), to help meet unprecedented demand, allowing non-traditional sanitizer companies to manufacture these FDA-regulated products. While FDA’s temporary guidance provides instructions for developing hand sanitizers, the newer manufacturers were not required to meet FDA’s typical manufacturing requirements which have historically applied to companies that traditionally make the products to ensure quality and safety."