Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use

The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007 due to controversial opinions on the risk assessment. Because of this critical situation, 2022 a memorandum was published to verify whether the use of ethanol for hand antisepsis poses any hazard. On the...

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Published in:GMS hygiene and infection control 2023, Vol.18, p.Doc02-Doc02
Main Authors: Kramer, Axel, Benkhai, Hicham, Jäkel, Christian, Zwicker, Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1-propanol
2-propanol
benefit-risk-assessment
biocidal product regulation
dermal absorption
ethanol
ethanol based hand rubs
patient safety
virucidal efficacy
worker safety
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Summary:The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007 due to controversial opinions on the risk assessment. Because of this critical situation, 2022 a memorandum was published to verify whether the use of ethanol for hand antisepsis poses any hazard. On the basis of the memorandum a toxicological evaluation of ethanol-based hand rubs is given.
ISSN:2196-5226
2196-5226
DOI:10.3205/dgkh000428