23/06/2020
FDA warns against 9 hand sanitizers that contain toxic levels of methanol and can be deadly if ingested or absorbed through skin.
The nine products the FDA mentioned were:
1. All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
2. Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
3. CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
4. Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer
5. The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer
6. CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
7. CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
8. CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
9. Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
The FDA has warned consumers of nine hand-sanitizer products that contain the toxic chemical methanol.
All of the products were produced by the same company and are still available for purchase.
Methanol can be deadly if ingested or absorbed through the skin, and symptoms that a person has been poisoned with methanol include headaches, nausea, and confusion.
