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Evaluation Of The Safety And Efficacy Of Hand Sanitizer Products Marketed To Children Available During The Covid-19 Pandemic, L.E. Gloekler, E.J. De Gandiaga, N.R. Binczewski, (...), Mark J. La Guardia, Et Al
Evaluation Of The Safety And Efficacy Of Hand Sanitizer Products Marketed To Children Available During The Covid-19 Pandemic, L.E. Gloekler, E.J. De Gandiaga, N.R. Binczewski, (...), Mark J. La Guardia, Et Al
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Hand sanitizer use in the United States (U.S.) increased after the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released temporary manufacturer guidance, changing impurity level limits for alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHSs). Since the guidance took effect, the FDA has recommended against using these hand sanitizers due to concerns over safety, efficacy, and/or risk of incidental ingestion. To address current gaps in exposure characterization, this study describes a survey of ABHSs marketed to children available in the U.S., as defined by several inclusion criteria. A subset of ABHSs (n = 31) were evaluated for ethanol and organic impurities using …