Hand sanitiser probe

April 27, 2016

NEW Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (MEDSAFE) is considering tighter controls around the distribution and use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, according to a report in stuff.co.nz. With some 673 calls to the Poisons Centre concerning people swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitiser in the past five years, and the majority being children, MEDSAFE has been asked to make it mandatory for hand sanitisers containing more than 20% alcohol to be mounted on walls to reduce the risk to children. The call came from Auckland man Lance Gravatt, who owns a small pharmaceutical company. MEDSAFE will consider Gravatt’s submission and a second submission of unknown origin at its meeting on 03 May.

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Hand sanitiser probe

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