Hand Sanitizer

• Ontario provides $2.5M to Kawartha Ethanol in Havelock to expand production for hand sanitizer

  The Havelock-based company says the latest investment will help expand capacity to produce 60 million litres of high-grade pure ethanol for sanitizer annually.

  Economy

  Jan 24
  
• COVID-19 PPE available free to non-health-care organizations in Alberta

  Extra supplies of sanitizer, masks and disinfectant are being made available for free to non-health-care organizations like daycares, NGOs and food-service providers.

  Health

  Nov 22, 2021
  
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• Lit cigarette, hand sanitizer ignite major car fire in Maryland

  A car was totally destroyed in Maryland after the driver ignited some hand sanitizer with his lit cigarette.

  Trending

  May 14, 2021
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• COVID-19: unintended poisonings from hand sanitizer, cleaning products increase 73% in Alberta

  The number of unintended poisonings from hand sanitizer and cleaning products has skyrocketed in Alberta since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2021
• Ontario provides $1M to Peterborough Merit Precision to boost hand sanitizer bottle production

  Merit Precision Limited will expand its bottle making operations and work closely with cleaning products company Charlotte Products.

  Economy

  Jan 18, 2021
• B.C. distillers concerned about lack of government support for hand sanitizer donations

  "We thought if we are not here to protect our communities, if we just go on making whisky in a time of need, we are going to be on the wrong side of history."

  Dec 16, 2020
• Canned sanitizer could be fire hazard: Calgary Fire Department

  Depending on what kind of hand sanitizer you have, it could be a fire risk, according to the Calgary Fire Department.

  Health

  Nov 23, 2020
• Health Canada expands recall of Daily Shield hand sanitizer, manufacturer’s licence suspended

  The agency says Daily Shield-branded products are being pulled off store shelves across the country.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2020
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• Health Canada recalls counterfeit hand sanitizer found at Dollarama in Ontario

  In a recall notice issued on Sunday, Health Canada said a counterfeit version of Daily Shield hand sanitizer was found for sale at a Dollarama location in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2020
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• Health Canada adds 5 hand sanitizers to recall list, cites potential health risk

  The recall was initially issued in June, after a number of hand sanitizers were deemed to be unsafe for use.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2020