Interim guide on isopropyl alcohol for use in alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants: Compliance and enforcement

Companies that use unacceptable quality standards may be subject to enforcement action.

Our main goal is to protect the health and safety of the public. We assess all information and verify if non-compliance has occurred when we:

• become aware of new safety information about a product or ingredients that may present a risk to health or
• are notified of products that may not be in compliance with the Food and Drugs Act or its Regulations

The level of risk to the public determines the enforcement action we take.

We outline the type of compliance and enforcement actions in our compliance and enforcement policy for health products. These options include site visits, public communications, recalls and the seizure of products and advertising materials.

If you have information about a possible non-compliance, you may report it using the online complaint form.