UK-based Reckitt Benckiser said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of its Lysol Disinfectant Spray against COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority staff uses a Lysol to clean a station at the lobby of Grand Central Station following the outbreak of coronavirus disease , in New York City, U.S., March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
The U.S. EPA said in a statement that the agency had approved two products, Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist, based on laboratory testing that showed the products were effective against COVID-19.
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