Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products; Withdrawal of Three Temporary Guidance Documents Issued During the Public Health Emergency of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the withdrawal of three guidance documents entitled "Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)," "Policy for Temporary Compounding of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency," and "Temporary Policy for Manufacture of Alcohol for Incorporation Into Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)," which were issued in March 2020 (and updated March 27, 2020, April 15, 2020, June 1, 2020, August 7, 2020, and February 10, 2021). FDA is withdrawing these three guidance documents because current data indicate that consumers and healthcare personnel are no longer experiencing difficulties accessing alcohol-based hand sanitizer products, and these temporary policies are no longer needed to help meet demand for alcohol-based hand sanitizer products or for alcohol for use in alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
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