The Australian Government Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has cut the red tape on the manufacturing of hand sanitiser, whilst maintaining strict safety requirements, to bolster supply in Australia. Shelves are being stripped bare of toilet rolls, hand sanitiser and surgical masks everywhere from Japan to France to the United States as panic buying criss-crosses the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains.
Their initial run of sanitiser ran out after two days but they've since been churning out the product in bulk and supplying it free to vinyl disposable gloves customers with the purchase of alcohol, and also to South Australian police and health professionals fighting the disease head on.

While we work to find a cure for this virus, and continue to find other ways to help, the facts are pretty simple: Australia needs as much hand sanitiser as it can get, and we can make it, package it, and deliver it. So, for as long as COVID-19 remains the biggest global challenge facing our society, Karst will continue to supply our hand sanitiser to those who need it. We've set a fair price that allows us to keep our supply chain running, and are limiting our purchases to six per customer, to make sure everyone who needs it, gets it.
The TGA enforces restrictions on the types of claims that are allowed to be made on the labels and in promotional material for hand sanitisers that are regulated by us. For example, the label or an ad for a hand sanitiser cannot claim to help reduce the transmission of the coronavirus or prevent COVID-19 unless it has been approved for those claims.

Offering up 100ml-700ml bottles of glorious hand sanitiser, Tamborine Mountain Distillery is crafting one of the best hand sanitisers on the market, the production of which supports local healthcare workers and keeps their boutique distillery operating.
While best used in medical environments (e.g. hospitals), they are an alternative to cleaning hands out in public should there be no access to soap and water, although they work best when combined with handwashing, Maintaining clean hands is important to avoid the spread of germs, so buying a quality hand sanitizer is certainly worthwhile in most cases.
Wash and clean your hair and skin with our range of no water shampoo, face washers and more. Saba Organics has been producing certified organic skincare for a long time now, but their 70% hand sanitiser is more useful than ever. Bandages at Independence Australia are available from a range of high quality brands and are designed to support a variety of medical conditions.

In response to the widespread shortages, the TGA has said it won't regulate hand sanitisers that have certain specific formulations approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) during the COVID-19 crises. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using sanitiser as a way to prevent spreading disease, and generally one with an alcohol base is best.
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One example is Karst, a sustainable stationery company based in Australia that has started making hand sanitizer to address shortages caused by the global outbreak. Independence Australia stock a wide range of household aids, helping to make completing daily tasks simpler.