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Research Article

Quality and safety of South African hand sanitisers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Pages 719-731 | Received 30 Jul 2022, Accepted 02 Jan 2023, Published online: 18 Jan 2023

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Figure 1. A schematic representation of the methodology followed to analyse the 60 hand sanitisers.

Figure 1. A schematic representation of the methodology followed to analyse the 60 hand sanitisers.

Table 1. Classification of the 60 hand sanitisers according to type of supplier, formulation, type of alcohol, declared alcohol content percentage, actual alcohol percentage, presence of impurities and estrogenic activity.

Table 2. Percentage labelling compliance of the 60 hand sanitisers with the South African National Standard 490 (SANS Citation2020).

Table 3. Ingredients of 60 hand sanitiser products grouped into categories and substances.

Figure 2. Hand sanitiser grouping showing proportions of products containing irritants, harmful substances, irritant and harmful substances, unknown ingredients, and those considered safe.

Figure 2. Hand sanitiser grouping showing proportions of products containing irritants, harmful substances, irritant and harmful substances, unknown ingredients, and those considered safe.
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