US FDA Adds Hand Sanitizer Import Alert Category After COVID-19 Production Surge Turned Deadly
Executive Summary
Action responds to methanol contamination in hand sanitizers manufactured in Mexico and marketed in the US under numerous brands that followed a loosening standards for the products to drive a swift increase in production and meet surging demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
You may also be interested in...
End Is Near For Distributing OTC Hand Sanitizers Manufactured Under Temporary US Guidance
The 31 March cut-off date brings to a comparatively low-profile end a well-chronicled saga of FDA acting to increase OTC hand sanitizer production as consumer demand soared in response to COVID-19.
OTC Sanitizer Contaminations Drop In US As Auxiliary Manufacturers Stop Production
"Fewer people are manufacturing the products ... That seems to be a sort of a natural reaction to I think the decreased consumer demand," says Donald Ashley, compliance chief in FDA’s drug center.
Remote Methods Drove Most US FDA Enforcement Actions In FY 2021
Product sampling and remote records requests accounted for most import alerts and drug GMP warning letters over the past year – and may play key role post-pandemic.