"Hypochlorous acid water" Effectiveness is not confirmed at this moment NITE announced May 29, 18:49

NITE = Product Evaluation Technology Infrastructure, Inc. has announced an interim result that the effectiveness of "hypochlorite water", which is widely used for the purpose of disinfecting new coronaviruses, has not been confirmed at this time. NITE calls for refraining from using it as a spray because it has no scientific evidence of safety.

NITE and others are proceeding with verification of a new coronavirus disinfection method to replace the alcohol disinfectant, and announced the interim results for "hypochlorous acid water" on the 29th.

In the verification, two research institutes tested whether hypochlorous acid water with different ▽ acidity and ▽ chlorine concentration was effective for disinfecting new coronavirus.

As a result, some data seemed to have weakened the infectivity of the virus, but there were some data that did not show sufficient effect, so the effectiveness could not be confirmed.

In the future, we will continue to verify cases such as when the chlorine concentration is increased.

In addition, NITE says that there are not a few cases where hypochlorite water is sold by spraying as a space sterilizer, and that there is no scientific method established to evaluate the safety to the human body. And ▽ We also published a document introducing that disinfectant spraying is not recommended internationally.

NITE advocates, "Please refrain from spraying with a humidifier or using it with a spray bottle on your hands, fingers, or skin because there is no scientific basis for its safety."