FDA issues false claims warnings for hand sanitizer to four companies.The AP (4/21) reports the Food and Drug Administration "issued warnings to four manufacturers of hand sanitizing products for making unsupported claims about the bacteria-fighting benefits of their products." The FDA says the companies "claim their lotions and gels can prevent a variety of infections, including E. coli and bird flu." FDA compliance director Deborah Autor, said in a statement, "The FDA cannot allow companies to mislead consumers by making unproven prevention claims."
Time (4/20) "Healthland" blog reported that the companies claim their products "prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus."
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