However, the department said it had only been alerted by phone, not formally, by the Department of Agriculture about issues with the sanitiser. The Department of Education said the supplier and all its products "were removed from the education sector procurement agreement on Thursday". The HSE did not respond to queries put to it about how much of this spend relates to the recalled hand sanitiser. The Department is therefore advising, on a precautionary basis, that all sanitary products in the Virapro range should be returned to the supplier. "All sanitary products containing biocides must have a clearly visible PCS or an IE/BPA or EU number on the label."

Source: Irish Examiner October 24, 2020 06:00 UTC