Medical associations and expert committees urge that ethanol be approved as a virucidal active substance for use in hand antiseptics under the European Biocidal Products Regulation, without a CMR classification

• Main Authors: Kramer, Axel (Author), Pittet, Didier (Author), Exner, Martin (Author), Wendt, Constanze (Author)
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• Publicado em: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Since 2007, the classification of ethanol under the Biocidal Products Regulation has paradoxically remained unresolved due to conflicting views among experts and authorities. Initially, there was a discussion about classifying ethanol as carcinogenic. The current proposal to extend its...