59 Hand Sanitizers The FDA Says Could Be Lethal To Your Health – By Dawn Geske (IB Times) / July 14 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the list of hand sanitizers that it has issued a consumer warning about to 59 products. The agency is warning consumers about using the hand sanitizer because they may contain methanol – a wood alcohol – that can be life-threatening.
The hand sanitizers originate from Mexico and have methanol as their active ingredient but are labeled as containing ethanol. The FDA does not recommend the use of methanol in hand sanitizer due to its toxic effects.
Methanol is used in the production of some fuel types and as an industrial solvent as well as for the manufacture of formaldehyde and acetic acid to create products such as windshield washer fluid, resins, and adhesives, according to Methanex’s, one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of methanol, website.
The hand sanitizers also may be fraudulently marked as FDA-approved, but to date, the agency has not approved any hand sanitizers for use, regardless of their origin.
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