FDA Says 4 Hand Sanitizer Companies Making False Claims

Hand sanitizer companies made false claims that they can kill potentially deadly types of staph, the FDA said this week. Several hand sanitizer companies were accused of not being superbug fighters. The hand sanitizer labels should be changed in two weeks.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week said four hand sanitizers have falsely claimed they can kill off potentially deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) infections.

On the labels of the hand sanitizers wered claims that the products could kill off E.coli and/or H1N1 flu virus, the FDA said. “The FDA does not have sufficient evidence demonstrating that these products are safe and effective for these purposes,” the agency noted.