Although public health experts say hand sanitizer is generally a suitable substitute for hand washing to protect against COVID-19, the increasing use of disinfectant products is causing another problem: a sudden spike in accidental poisoning, especially between children. Through the third week of July, there was a 59% increase this …
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added to its list of life-threatening hand sanitizers, according to an online update Monday. The FDA has added at least seven new hand sanitizers to its online table, pointing out which hand sanitizers could be deadly. The products listed have been tested by …
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The Food and Drug Administration’s list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers continues to grow, and the agency announced Friday the recall of four best-selling products nationwide at retailers, including Walmart and Target. The recall, by Real Clean Distribuciones de La Loma, Tlalnepantla, Mexico, involves the following brands of disinfectants: Born …
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Washington Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration, warned Sunday that it will be “very difficult” for school districts to open for the next academic year if there is an uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus within their communities. “For local school districts, I think they should …
Read More »The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the first covid-19 test for asymptomatic individuals.Photo: Drew Angerer (fake pictures) The Food and Drug Administration on Friday reissued an emergency use authorization for a test to detect people without symptoms of covid-19, the disease caused by the new …
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