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Purell is an American brand of hand sanitizer invented in 1988, and introduced to the consumer market in 1997, by GOJO Industries. [1] Its primary component is ethyl alcohol (70% v/v ), and is used by wetting one's hands thoroughly with the product, then briskly rubbing one's hands together until dry.
In 1988, the company developed the Purell product to disinfect hands. [7] In 2004, Gojo sold Pfizer the exclusive rights to distribute Purell in the consumer market, while Gojo Industries retained the rights to existing industrial markets. [8] In 2006, Pfizer sold its Consumer Healthcare division, and hence the rights to Purell, to Johnson ...
In June 2009, alcohol-free Clarcon Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer was pulled from the US market by the FDA, which found the product contained gross contamination of extremely high levels of various bacteria, including those which can "cause opportunistic infections of the skin and underlying tissues and could result in medical or surgical ...
5 Purell By Prescription in Japan? 1 comment. 6 Effectiveness against viruses. 1 comment. 7 Ownership and distribution. 1 comment. 8 Germs. 2 comments. 9 Alcohol Test ...
According to a 2020 Vanity Fair article, the first gel sanitizer appears to have been introduced in 1988 by American Gojo Industries, which eventually marketed the product to consumers as Purell. [ 8 ]
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On Purell’s site under FAQs, the hand sanitizer maker does note that “the FDA does not allow hand sanitizer brands to make viral claims,” but then goes on to explain, for example, that ...
The French Wikipedia (French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [ 1 ]