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Trade Groups Push US FDA To Close Window On Loosened OTC Sanitizer Production Standards

Latest Contaminant Found In Sanitizers From Soap And Candle Business New To Space

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

A day after FDA posted Scentsational’s recall announcement due to presence of benzene and acetaldehyde as well as methanol, American Cleaning Institute and Consumer Healthcare Products Association submit a letter urging FDA to restore order to OTC alcohol-based sanitizer market.

US OTC drug and cleaning materials trade groups say enough is enough a year after regulators eased manufacturing standards for alcohol-based OTC sanitizers and after a year of problems with products made by firms which entered the market after the change.

The latest problems reported by a company new to the space since the Food and Drug Administration in March 2020...

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