OTC Antiseptic Industry Advancing Work To Show Germ-Killing Ingredients Are GRASE

Notwithstanding issues with contract testing labs and a lull in US FDA communication, the American Cleaning Institute is optimistic about progress to support GRASE decision-making for OTC topical antiseptic products, including pilot maximal usage trial (MUsT) studies and proposed investigations to see if antimicrobial soap reduces MRSA transmission in US military barracks.