CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use?

miércoles, 26 de agosto de 2020

Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? | FDA

Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? | FDA

FDA Medical Countermeasures Initiative Update

Hand sanitizer recalls and the full list of products people should not use because they may be contaminated with toxic ingredients or do not have enough active ingredient

Is your hand sanitizer on FDA's list of products you should not use?

One of the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to wash your hands with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol).

The FDA regulates hand sanitizer as an over-the-counter drug, available without a prescription. We test hand sanitizers for quality because it is a product we regulate. We discovered serious safety concerns with some hand sanitizers during recent testing, including:

Contamination with potentially toxic types of alcohol
Not enough active ingredient (ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol)
Labels with false, misleading, or unproven claims

Some hand sanitizers have been recalled and there are more than 150 hand sanitizers the FDA recommends you stop using right away.

Before you buy hand sanitizer or use hand sanitizer you have at home, the FDA recommends checking our do-not-use list at www.fda.gov/handsanitizerlist. We update the list regularly as new test results are released. Bookmark the list in your web browser so that you can check each hand sanitizer before using it.