WENDY KNOWLER | Not all hand sanitisers are what they’re cracked up to be

Only 22% of 18 hand sanitisers tested in a study by the National Institute for Occupational Health were found to be fully effective

07 August 2022 - 18:33

Here’s what I can tell you: in-depth scientific testing of 18 hand sanitisers, both commercially available and “commonly used in healthcare and community settings”, has revealed that only four of them — 22% — were effective against all five bacterial species...

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