Hand Sanitizer and Antibacterial Soap Use in your Facility. What you need to know.

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Mar 20, 2017
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The FDA’s Triclosan Ban Includes 18 Other Ingredients

In September 2016, the Food and Drug Administration ruled for the removal of triclosan—an ingredient found in antibacterial soap and hand sanitizer—from commercial and consumer hand hygiene products. These chemicals were deemed unsafe for the consumer.

If you or your company use any of these products be aware of the new regulations and FDA data. Many companies buy these products in bulk and can have them in storage for months or even years at a time. Have your staff filter through the storage area for your products and remove old hand sanitizers and or antibacterial soap with the unsafe chemicals listed below to stay safe and compliant.

The ruling states the ingredient must be removed from all applicable products by September 6, 2017, and manufacturers are already making moves to comply, according to Cleaning and Maintenance Management’s February 2017 cover story, “The Ban on Triclosan.”

However, in addition to triclosan, the FDA has also barred 18 other ingredients from over-the-counter wash products. The full list includes:

Cloflucarban
Fluorosalan
Hexachlorophene
Hexylresorcinol
Iodine complex (ammonium ether sulfate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate)
Iodine complex (phosphate ester of alkylaryloxy phoyethylene glycol)
Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanoliodine
Iodine complex (Poloxamer)
Povidone-iodine 5 to 10 percent
Undecoylium chloride iodine complex
Methylbenzethonium chloride
Phenol (greater than 1.5 percent
Phenol (less than 1.5 percent)
Secondary amyltricresols
Sodium oxychlorosene
Tribromsalan
Triclocarban
Triclosan
Triple dye