Allendale, NJ, 26 March 2015 – Lonzagard^® BKC cGMP Benzalkonium Chloride is a suitable alternative to Triclosan as it satisfies the strict FDA requirements as an active for consumer health care and food professionals hand soaps and sanitizers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention likens “handwashing to a ‘do-it-yourself’ method to reduce the spread of germs and reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illnesses^[1]*.

Highly water soluble, light in color and essentially odorless, Lonzagard^® BKC cGMP Benzalkonium Chloride can be used in product formulations for consumer hand soaps, non-alcohol hand sanitizers, healthcare hand washes and sanitizing wipes. It is a flexible, quaternary ammonium-based compound that is produced under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) conditions meeting the standards required of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).  

“Lonza brings to the table its unique position as both a leading supplier of microbial control solutions and as a custom manufacturer of APIs. Antibacterial soaps are regulated as over-the-counter drugs in the United States, so their active ingredients must be produced under cGMP,” said Hans Hummel, Global Marketing Manager, Lonza Consumer Care, Hygiene. He added that, “The launch of our new Lonzagard^® BKC cGMP Benzalkonium Chloride product proves our commitment to working closely with customers to formulate safe, efficacious products that help protect human health.”

_{[1] https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/ * CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov) is your online source for credible health information and is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).}