UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2020

STARCO BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

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ITEM 8.01-OTHER EVENTS

On June 12, 2020, BOV Solutions (“Bov”), a division of the Starco Group that contract manufactures products for Starco Brands, Inc. (“Starco Brands”) received a final report (the “Report”) from Microbac Laboratories, Inc. (“Microbac”) with the results of a virucidal efficacy suspension test for severe acute respiratory syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)(COVID-19 Virus) (the “Test”) for Starco Brands’ owned products, the Breathe® Hand Spray Sanitizer Spray and Gel hand sanitizer.  The Breathe Hand Spray Sanitizer Spray and Gelwere evaluated for the ability to inactivate Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)(COVID-19 Virus). Microbac personnel performed the inactivation procedure using Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Corononavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)(COVID-19 Virus) to spike the test article solution. Samples were titrated by 50% tissue culture infectious dose endpoint assay using Vero-E6 cells. When tested as described, the Breathe Hand Sanitizer Spray and Gelshowed a ≥3.84 Log10 reduction against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)(COVID-19 Virus) when the target virus was exposed to the Breath Hand Sanitizer Spray and Gel for 15 and 30 seconds at 21 degrees C.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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