Health asks to stop using and marketing a disinfectant sold as ethyl alcohol 96

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2023-06-08 08:30:03

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The contents of the container are hydrogen peroxide but the label indicates that it is ethyl alcohol 96 fortified with benzalkonium chloride.

Packaging and label of Optisana Alcohol 96.AEMPS

The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has ordered the withdrawal and cessation of the commercialization of the disinfectant for home use Optisana Alcohol 96 with antiseptic benzalkonium chloride for healthy skin as well as its withdrawal in stores because it is not labeled correctly.

This disinfectant is distributed to the general public through common stores and supermarkets, so you may find it in your medicine cabinet.

The alert issued by AEMPS affects this alcohol of 96 with registration number 678-DES and lot number 30362reports the agency on its website.

The contents of the container is hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen peroxide), while its label indicates that it is ethyl alcohol 96 reinforced with benzalkonium chloride, so the product will not comply with the regulations due to incorrect labeling.

The manufacturer, Laboratorios Montplet, SLU, has received the order from the Ministry of Health to adopt precautionary measures to cessation of the commercialization of the biocide and use of the same as the withdrawal of the affected units of all establishments.

The AEMPS has informed the health authorities of the autonomous communities, the Spanish Association of Supermarkets (ASEDAS) and the Association of Supermarket Chains (ACES) about these measures.

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