Distillers who made emergency hand sanitizer during the pandemic were unfairly penalized by the FDA, leading to public outcry ...

Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers protects against germs, but it also strips essential lipids, proteins, and water from the skin. Over time, this disrupts the skin barrier, leading to ...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care providers about the growing number of hand sanitizers that contain methanol, which can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and ...

A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products. The BYU ...

A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the COVID-19 virus as alcohol-based products. The BYU ...

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Marsha Wallander, RN, is assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Q: Is it acceptable for healthcare workers to use non-alcohol hand ...

CorgioMed has recalled its Leafree Instant Hand Sanitizer-Aloe Vera because, according to the label, it contains “edible alcohol.” According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ingesting hand ...

UPDATE: See the latest story here. The Food and Drug Administration issued another warning Monday to not use certain hand sanitizers that may contain methanol or wood alcohol, a toxic substance when ...

Hand hygiene is an important way to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and, when soap and water isn’t available, alcohol-based hand sanitizer is the next best way to do this. Dispensers of hand sanitizer ...

Four people died and nearly a dozen others were poisoned after swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizer, federal health officials said. By Neil Vigdor A funeral attendant providing hand sanitizer to a ...