Industry Groups Need FDA Input On Antibacterial Ingredient Studies

The Personal Care Products Council and American Cleaning Institute say industry needs FDA input on study designs and more time to study benzethonium and benzalkonium chloride in consumer antimicrobial wash products. FDA’s commitment under a 2013 consent decree to publish a monograph for triclosan use by September 2016 should not influence the GRASE status of other ingredients, the groups say.