Tag: hand sanitizer

Hundreds of Americans Poisoned by Hand Sanitizers from Mexico, FDA Says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported 84 percent of hand sanitizer products imported from Mexico sampled from April 2020 through December 2020 contained poisonous ingredients. Due to the increased use of alcohol-based products amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the FDA has cautioned users about buying generic brands. Of the products tested in 2020

This Hospital Superbug Can Now Withstand Hand Sanitizer

At hospitals around the world, staff dutifully slather on hand sanitizer to prevent the spread of infections. But now, at least one type of bacteria in hospitals appears to be growing more tolerant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers, a new study from Australia suggests. The study focused on a bacterium called Enterococcus faecium, which is already