The U.S. Food and Drug Administration fired off a warning letter to the parent company of Purell, Gojo Industries, over the hand sanitizers’ health claims — mainly, that using Purell Healthcare ...

The FDA sent a warning letter to Gojo Industries, Purell's parent company, telling the company to stop claiming that its hand sanitizer can prevent diseases like Ebola and MRSA. Gojo said it will ...

While many stores initially sold out of hand sanitizer and some stores inflated their prices at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, some stores like Target, Duane Reade, and Office Depot ...

The Food and Drug Administration told the maker of Purell hand sanitizers to discontinue marketing campaigns that the agency complained also included claims for avoiding illness from other viruses. By ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent Purell a warning letter on Monday that told the company to stop claiming that one of its hand sanitizer product lines prevents Ebola.

Almost everywhere you go these days, from shops to restaurants to schools and doctors’ offices, there is a dispenser of hand sanitizer standing sentry, a reminder that clean hands play an essential ...

The manufacturer of Purell hand sanitizer is facing a new class-action lawsuit accusing it of making “false and misleading” claims that the product can kill “99.99% of illness causing germs.” The ...

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GOJO Industries proudly introduces the PURELL® CX10 Countermount Dispensing System—its latest breakthrough in hand hygiene technology—unveiled at the 2025 ...

AKRON, Ohio — During Governor Mike DeWine's COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, he announced some very good news involving a Northeast Ohio-based company. To help keep up with the demand for Purell hand ...

GOJO Industries, the Akron-based maker of Purell, is up for sale, according to the Wall Street Journal. Family-owned GOJO has hired JP Morgan Chase to run an auction, the newspaper reported, citing ...

The company behind Purell said it is cranking up production as shoppers grab the germ-killing goo off shelves amid the coronavirus scare. Ohio-based GOJO Industries said it has seen a significant jump ...

AKRON, Ohio, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GOJO Industries, Inc., the Akron-based, third-generation Family Enterprise, and makers of PURELL® products, released its 2023–2024 Sustainable Value Report ...