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  • Maker of Purell accused of 'misleading' customers in class-action lawsuit

    03/21/2020 7:02:13 PM PDT · by GSWarrior · 52 replies
    NBC News ^ | 3/20/20 | Alicia Victoria Lozano
    GOJO, the maker of Purell hand sanitizer, is facing two class-action lawsuits accusing it of "misleading claims" that it can prevent "99.9 percent of illness-causing germs." The most recent lawsuit, filed by four people March 13 in federal court for the Northeastern District of Ohio, comes as retailers scramble to keep hand sanitizer in stock amid a coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 230,000 people around the world and forced millions of Americans to stay at home indefinitely. Purell's label states the product can kill "99.9 percent of illness-causing germs." The suit claims that it's misleading because it implies...
  • Some Bacteria Are Becoming 'More Tolerant' Of Hand Sanitizers, Study Finds

    08/02/2018 8:59:47 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 32 replies
    NPR ^ | August 2, 20184:22 PM ET | Melody Schreiber
    In the early 2000s, hospitals across Australia began installing more hand-sanitizer dispensers in their rooms and hallways for staff, visitors and patients to use. Research showed these alcohol-based disinfectants helped battle staph infections in patients and certain kinds of drug-resistant bacteria. And rates of these infections went down. But other infections didn't drop when people started using the sanitizer stations. In fact, certain infections went up. In particular, enterococcal infections — caused by bacteria that affect the digestive tract, bladder, heart and other parts of the body — started increasing. This wasn't only happening in Australia. Countries around the world...
  • Boycott Pfizer

    06/29/2005 9:29:04 AM PDT · by Itsasquak · 27 replies · 637+ views
    June 29, 2005 | Itsasquak
    Pfizer BrandsPrescription Aricept® (donepezil hydrochloride tablets) Bextra® (valdecoxib) Celebrex® (celecoxib) Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) tablets Relpax® (eletriptan HBr) Viagra® (sildenafil citrate) tablets Viracept® (nelfinavir mesylate) Xalatan® (latanoprost ophthalmic solution) Zoloft® (sertraline HCl) Zyrtec® (cetirizine HCl) Over-the-Counter Brands Benadryl Listerine Mouthwash Listerine PocketPaks Neosporin Purell Rogaine Rolaids Sudafed Visine Zantac Lets face it, if Pfizer had not wanted the land, then the SC never would have made the ruling. Hit Pfizer where it hurts, in the pocketbook.
  • Purell manufacturer chooses Scotland County for plant

    10/03/2003 7:41:02 AM PDT · by TaxRelief · 4 replies · 272+ views
    WSOC TV News Website ^ | 10/03/03 | AP Wire
    The company that makes Purell hand sanitizer [has chosen] Laurinburg, NC for a manufacturing plant, a move that will create 250 jobs, Gov. Mike Easley said. GOJO Industries markets hand hygiene and skin care products, including Purell, its signature product. The North Carolina facility, which is expected to be fully functional by January 2005,.... The company will occupy an existing facility donated by Abbott Laboratories. GOJO Industries received $250,000 in One North Carolina money to be used for new equipment and building renovation.