FDA's COVID-19 Naughty List Now Includes Marketers Of Copper Germ Stoppers, ‘24-Hour’ Hand Sanitizer
Executive Summary
Warning letters issued by the US FDA on 28 May target two companies using COVID-19 and other disease-prevention claims to market purported germ-killing products, including a rub touted as 24-hour protection and a line of copper rollers and other implements to disinfect hands and personal items.
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