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Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is an important element in infection prevention, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when quality is compromised, it can be less effective against infection transmission and can also lead to user harm.
COVID-19-related supply chain pressures have created global shortages that led to new vendors, materials, and production pathways to meet demand. These fast-paced changes have caused an emergence of quality incidents both regionally and globally. Globally, over 200 alcohol-based hand sanitizer quality incidents have been reported in 2020. Specifically, in India, approximately 40 alcohol-based hand sanitizer quality incidents were reported in 2020.
On February 25, 2021, USP hosted a Global Seminar, Ensuring Quality Hand Sanitizer Production During COVID-19, to help ensure quality alcohol-based hand sanitizer production and support the safe use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Seminar Topics
Presenters and panelists from USP., regulators, industry, and public health institutions will discuss the global and regional quality risks and solutions when producing alcohol-based hand sanitizer, including:
- Global quality challenges and public health impact of alcohol-based hand sanitizers from import/export regulations to clinical perspectives on the frontline treating consequences from subquality products
- Regional regulatory and public health strategies to increase trust in alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Standards, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), and mitigation strategies for the production (including ingredients such as alcohol), labeling, packaging, storage, transportation, and distribution of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Ingredient verification services to help ensure the quality of the ingredients used in alcohol-based hand sanitizer as well as assist with the qualification of ingredient suppliers
- Manufacturing perspectives and best practices from industry peers’ sharing insights on quality in action
Presenters and Panelists
Regulatory and Industry
- Francis Godwin, MBA, Office Director, Office of Manufacturing Quality | US FDA.
- M.S. Kamath, General Secretary | Consumer Guidance Society of India
- Christopher Penzien, Associate Director, Quality Assurance | Perrigo
- H.G Koshia, Commissioner - Licensing Authority Drug and Food Safety, Food and Drugs Control Administration, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat
- Sh. AK Nasa, Deputy Drugs Controller, Drugs Control Department, Government of NCT.
- Michael Wisser, Director, CSCA Analytical R&D | Perrigo
USP
- Ronald T. Piervincenzi, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
- Danita Broyles, M.S., Senior Market Development Manager
- Desmond G. Hunt, Ph.D., Principal Scientific Liaison, Science-General Chapters
- Raashi Gaur, Ph.D., Senior Executive
- Catherine Sheehan, DRSc, M.S., M.S., Senior Director, Science-Excipients
- Misti Spann, Pharm.D., Scientific Liaison, Science, Healthcare Quality & Safety
- Nurisha Wade, Vice President, Healthcare Quality & Safety
Who should attend?
- Manufacturers with alcohol-based hand sanitizers as part of their production portfolio
- Regulatory agencies who support alcohol-based hand sanitizer manufacturers
- Other interested industry groups
Event Summary
Event Presentations
- Why Quality Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer Matters, Nurisha Wade
- Ensuring the Public's Trust in Using Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer - Francis Godwin
- Formulating Quality Alcohol-based Hand Santizers - Catherine Sheehan
- USP Ingredient Verification Program - Danita Broyles
- Labeling Packaging and Storage - Misti Spann
- Labeling Packaging and Storage - Desmond Hunt
- Delivering on Quality-A Manufacturers Perspective - Chris Penzien and Mike Wisser
For further information, please contact Jacqueline D. Starkes.