LANSING (WWJ) A common brand of hand sanitizer will no longer be sold in Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has issued a Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Order for Purella brand hand sanitizer after finding the products do not meet the standards of the Michigan Weights and Measures Act.
“Hand sanitizers have become one of the critical tools for preventing the spread of COVID-19 as well as other viruses. To be effective, these products are required to have at least of 70 percent isopropyl alcohol or 60 percent ethyl alcohol....” Craig VanBuren, MDARD’s Laboratory Division Director, said in a release.
The product is primarily sold in southeastern Michigan.
MDARD discovered these hand sanitizers do not meet labeled alcohol content, a key ingredient in effective hand sanitizer. The Purella brand stated it contained 75 percent isopropyl alcohol. During its marketplace investigation, MDARD testing discovered the sanitizer contained only about 50 percent, according to a MDARD press release.
The Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Orders means Purella brand hand sanitizers cannot be sold or used in the State of Michigan effective July 15, 2021.
If you have Purella, you can return it to the store where you bought it or dispose of it according to local ordinances.
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