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FDA changes boost alcohol for sanitizer from ethanol makers

by Associated Press
| April 2, 2020 12:03 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has relaxed regulations on the types of alcohol that can be used to make hand sanitizers during the shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, expanding the market to potentially millions of gallons made by ethanol producers.

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