Background In the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Health Organization recommended the use of alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHRs) to curb transmission, leading to increased production and use.
Florence Ng'ong'a +2 more
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Presence of unsafe chemical impurities, accelerated evaporation of alcohol, and lack of key labeling requirements are risks and concerns for some alcohol-based hand sanitizers and dispenser practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Manuel CS +6 more
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The pandemic of COVID-19 and its implications for the purity and authenticity of alcohol-based hand sanitizers: The health risks associated with falsified sanitizers and recommendations for regulatory and public health bodies. [PDF]
Jairoun AA, Al-Hemyari SS, Shahwan M.
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Do Antimicrobial Water Sanitizers Affect Insecticide Efficacy in Desert Produce?
In response to new food safety guidelines requiring antimicrobial sanitizers in non-potable spray water, this study assessed whether peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) impact insecticide performance in desert lettuce.
Palumbo, John C.
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Efficacy of alcohol-based hand sanitizers against human norovirus using RNase-RT-qPCR with validation by human intestinal enteroid replication. [PDF]
Escudero-Abarca BI +5 more
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Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with Ingesting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol - Arizona and New Mexico, May-June 2020. [PDF]
Yip L +16 more
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Alcohol-based hand sanitizers - a warning to prevent deaths
This project holds the Prevent Future Deaths (PFD) reports and associated documents for the article published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine titled Alcohol-based hand sanitisers: a warning to mitigate future poisonings and ...
Georgia C. Richards
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