Read this before you stock up on Lysol and Purell.
People are stocking up on disinfecting products — some of which claim to be effective against COVID-19 — but manufacturers haven’t actually tested those claims on the virus itself.
The company’s claim that it can protect against “a strain of human coronavirus” could be misconstrued by consumers who may purchase products to protect against the new coronavirus, COVID-19. GOJO tested the Purell spray against a more common form of coronavirus that is believed to be the source of colds; that is, not COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that COVID-19 appears to spread mainly via person-to-person contact, but can also spread by touching a surface that has the virus on it. A P&G spokeswoman, Mandy Ciccarella, also said that two of their products, Microban 24-Hour Bathroom Cleaner and Microban 24-Hour Multi-Purpose Cleaner, “have demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to 2019 novel coronavirus on hard non-porous surfaces.” She said two products “can be used against 2019 novel coronavirus when used as a disinfectant in accordance with the directions for use against rotavirus on hard nonporous surfaces.
The CDC posted on its site a link to all the COVID-19 approved cleaning products under the EPA’s guidelines. The list of over fives pages of cleaning products was complied by the American Chemistry Council’s Center for Biocide Chemistries. “We are getting bombarded with orders and inquiries,” said Brian Greenberg, Co-CEO of TouchFree Concepts and Whole Sale Janitorial Supply, online marketplaces based in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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