The Food and Drug Administration’s list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers continues to grow, and the agency warns that more products are contaminated with methanol. The latest FDA warning to consumers and healthcare providers involves hand sanitizers labeled as containing ethanol, but tested positive for methanol. Also known as wood …
Read More »Toxic hand sanitizers: FDA warns that 75 brands may be dangerous
The Food and Drug Administration’s list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers continues to grow, and the agency warns that more products are contaminated with methanol. The latest FDA warning to consumers and healthcare providers involves hand sanitizers labeled as containing ethanol, but tested positive for methanol. Also known as wood …
Read More »FDA warns of 5 additional toxic hand sanitizers
Consumers should avoid five additional brands of hand sanitizer that tested positive for methanol, a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested, the Food and Drug Administration said. The warning comes after the agency last month. warned against any of the nine brands of possibly …
Read More »FDA issues warning after seeing an increase in alcohol-based hand sanitizers that contain methanol
The Food and Drug Administration warns consumers about hand sanitizer products that contain methanol or wood alcohol. The toxic substance is often used to create fuel and antifreeze, and can cause short and long-term health problems. “Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through …
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