WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015 – Prompted by a Natural Resources Defense Council lawsuit, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday moved to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medical antibacterial products, including hand washes and sanitizers, proposing a rule calling on manufacturers to submit additional safety- and efficacy-related data about such products. Those products not proven to be safe and effective by 2018 would have to be reformulated or removed from the market.
