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Efficacy of Hand Hygiene Products is Subject of New ASTM Antimicrobial Standard

2013-01-24 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Approved by Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Agents, ASTM E2897 describes the use of pigskin as an alternative to human hands in testing the efficacy of hand hygiene products in combating contamination. Standard will permit testing of pathogens that may be encountered in a healthcare environment but would not be tested on human subjects. It also permits testing of conditions that cannot be simulated in a test tube. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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