SC Johnson Professional’s Microsan Encore® and Microsan® Optidose™ are the first and only alcohol hand sanitizers that have been approved by Health Canada under HUAD guidelines for Professional Healthcare use. They are effective against all enveloped viruses and some (norovirus and rotavirus) but not all non-enveloped viruses and fungi and they kill 99.9% of bacteria

SC Johnson Professional® Canada offers the first alcohol hand sanitizer approved by Health Canada to make virucidal claims under the 2019 Human-Use Antiseptic Drug (HUAD) guidance.

Each year, on the 5th May the World Health Organization (WHO) shines a light on the importance of hand hygiene with their SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign. This year, the campaign calls on those within the healthcare community to ‘accelerate action together’ to help reduce the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs).