WORDED LETTER TO THE
MAKERS OF PURELL..
TEARSA:
THE AGENCY - WARNING THE
COMPANY TO STOP MAKING UNPROVEN
CLAIMS... NOTING THAT THE HAND
SANITIZER'S WEBSITE - CLAIMS
PURELL MAY KILL THE EBOLA VIRUS.
NO HAND SANITIZERS HAVE BEEN
TESTED AGAINST EBOLA.
THE LETTER ALSO CALLS OUT THE
COMPANY FOR CLAIMING PURELL
KILLS M-R-S-A AND OTHER GERMS --
AND THAT IT CAN REDUCE STUDENT
ABSENTEEISM BY 51 PERCENT. THE
F-D-A SAYS SOME OF THESE
CLAIMS MIGHT BE TRUE - BUT THE
AGENCY FORBIDS HAND SANITIZERS
FROM CLAIMING THEY CAN PROTECT
PEOPLE FROM GETTING SICK.
ONLY FEDERALLY APPROVED DRUGS
ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
TEARSA:
PURELL - RESPONDING TO THIS
LETTER EMPHASIZING
QUOTE "THE F-D-A LETTER WAS NOT
RELATED TO THE SAFETY OR QUALITY
OF OUR PRODUCTS, OR OUR
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. OUR
PRODUCTS CAN AND SHOULD CONTINUE
TO BE USED AS PART OF GOOD
HAND HYGIENE PRACTICE, TO REDUCE
GERMS."
TEARSA:
A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON
CONTINUING - SAYING QUOTE "WE
HAVE BEGUN UPDATING
RELEVANT WEBSITE AND OTHER
DIGITAL CONTENT AS DIRECTED BY
THE
F-D-A AND ARE TAKING STEPS TO
PREVENT A RECURRENCE."
TEARSA:
BROWSING THE SUPERMARKET