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Article: Evaluating infection control products
- Article from:
- Dental Products Report
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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CopyrightCopyright Medical Economics Inc. Oct 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Part 2 in this series on product evaluation examines how governmental agencies and private institutions work to ensure the safety and efficacy of dental infection-control products.
Just how do doctors know that the infection control products they use in practice work as intended? Federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate products for safety and efficacy; other groups, including the American Dental Association (ADA), evaluate products according to established specifications and performance characteristics.
Environmental Protection Agency
Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA ...