MAKERS OF PURELL..

TEARSA:

THE AGENCY - WARNING THE

COMPANY TO STOP MAKING UNPROVEN

CLAIMS... NOTING THAT THE HAND

SANITIZER'S WEBSITE - CLAIMS

PURELL MAY KILL THE EBOLA VIRUS.

NO HAND SANITIZERS HAVE BEEN

TESTED AGAINST EBOLA.

THE LETTER ALSO CALLS OUT THE

COMPANY FOR CLAIMING PURELL

KILLS M-R-S-A AND OTHER GERMS --

AND THAT IT CAN REDUCE STUDENT

ABSENTEEISM BY 51 PERCENT. THE

F-D-A SAYS SOME OF THESE

CLAIMS MIGHT BE TRUE - BUT THE

AGENCY FORBIDS HAND SANITIZERS

FROM CLAIMING THEY CAN PROTECT

PEOPLE FROM GETTING SICK.

ONLY FEDERALLY APPROVED DRUGS

ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

TEARSA:

PURELL - RESPONDING TO THIS

LETTER EMPHASIZING

QUOTE "THE F-D-A LETTER WAS NOT

RELATED TO THE SAFETY OR QUALITY

OF OUR PRODUCTS, OR OUR

MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. OUR

PRODUCTS CAN AND SHOULD CONTINUE

TO BE USED AS PART OF GOOD

HAND HYGIENE PRACTICE, TO REDUCE

GERMS."

TEARSA:

A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON

CONTINUING - SAYING QUOTE "WE

HAVE BEGUN UPDATING

RELEVANT WEBSITE AND OTHER

DIGITAL CONTENT AS DIRECTED BY

THE

F-D-A AND ARE TAKING STEPS TO

PREVENT A RECURRENCE."

TEARSA:

BROWSING THE SUPERMARKET