Antimicrobial waterless hand sanitizers food handlers' target use in HCCM questioned.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
ANTIMICROBIAL HAND SANITIZER POSITION IN HCCM CHALLENGED by FDA Anti-infective Drugs Division microbiologist David Bostwick during the first in a series of technical "feedback meetings" on antimicrobial food handler products held by the Center for Drug Evaluation & Research OTC Drugs Division in Rockville, Md. During the general session of the July 21 meeting, Bostwick questioned the inclusion of hand sanitizers in the proposed Healthcare Continuum Model given the products' broad target use, which ranges from home food preparation to use by slaughterhouse workers. He explained that other food handler antimicrobials provide better protection against organisms, and asked, "what is the rationale" for the inclusion of waterless hand sanitizers if the HCCM "already covers [them] in...other types of products."