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Antimicrobial News
EPA Compliance Advisory for Pesticidal Devices
March 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a compliance advisory on pesticidal devices under FIFRA: What You Need to Know About Producing, Distributing or Selling [...]
Eye Drop Manufacturer Recalls Product Amid CDC Investigation
February 2023 A recent outbreak of eye infections is raising concern as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigates 56 cases from 12 states. All appear [...]
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)
February 2023 The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) was recently passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The act represents a [...]
Commercial Toilet Flushing Spreads Aerosol Plumes
January 2023 "Out of sight, out of mind" - an expression we all know, but a luxury we cannot exercise when it comes to microbial [...]
EPA Interim Guidance and Methods for Disinfectant Testing on Porous Materials
January 2023 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released interim guidance and methods for testing disinfectants on porous materials in non-residential clinical and/or institutional settings like [...]
EPA Requests Information on Indoor Air Quality Practices
November 2022 EPA is Requesting Information on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management, gathering input on practices that promote and improve IAQ. The EPA request for information follows the Clean Air in [...]
EPA Residual Efficacy Testing Guidance Update
November 2022 Last month the EPA released new guidance and published revised test methods for residual self-disinfection and residual antimicrobial efficacy of surfaces and coatings. Testing initiated on [...]
Important Medical Device Test Method Update
October 2022 Cleaning validation studies for reprocessable medical devices have historically been designed based on AAMI TIR30:2011/(R)2016 and the 2015 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reprocessing validation guidance [...]
EPA Registers Air Sanitizer With Viral Kill Claims
October 2022 On September 30, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered the first ever product for use against bacteria and viruses in air in residential and [...]
Monster Microbes
October 2022 This month, all the ghosts, ghouls, and goblins come out, but let's not forget about the monsters that are always with us. [...]
