Maker of Purell accused of 'misleading' customers in class-action lawsuit.
"These claims lack a scientific basis, rendering the affirmative misrepresentations misleading," the lawsuit says.A separate class-action lawsuit was filed last month in the same federal court by different plaintiffs. That suit states that the manufacturer"has broken the public's trust" by repeatedly marketing unsubstantiated claims.to the maker of Purell warning GOJO against making unsubstantiated claims about the effectiveness of its products.
"However, FDA is currently not aware of any adequate and well-controlled studies demonstrating that killing or decreasing the number of bacteria or viruses on the skin by a certain magnitude produces a corresponding clinical reduction in infection or disease caused by such bacteria or virus," the federal agency wrote.
Demand for hand sanitizer is surging as coronavirus spreads. According to market research firm Nielsen, hand sanitizer purchases in the United States were up 73 percent during the four weeks until February 22, with analysts predicting sales “won’t peak for some time,"The sudden demand for hand sanitizer has lead to hoarding and price gouging concerns. Two brothers in Tennessee stockpiled
and were forced to donate the items after the state's attorney general opened a price-gouging investigation.
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