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 alcohol, methanol can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and fatal if swallowed.
The regulatory agency has expanded its list of disinfectants to 75 for consumers to avoid, some of which have already been recalled and others that the FDA recommends recalling, as they contain the potentially fatal substance.
“The agency is aware of adults and children who ingest methanol-contaminated hand sanitizers that have led to recent adverse events such as blindness, hospitalizations and death,” the FDA said.
According to the agency, young children who accidentally ingest these products, as well as adolescents and adults who drink them as alcohol substitutes, are at increased risk of methanol poisoning.
The long list of potentially dangerous disinfectants (see below) includes brands sold at Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, and BJ’s Wholesale Club.
The FDA initially warned consumers in June of nine hand sanitizers to avoid and since then he has added more brands that positive result for methanol
The agency’s warning comes amid strong demand for disinfectant due to the coronavirus pandemic, and public health officials urge consumers to wash their hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. For example, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using disinfectants that contain at least 60% ethyl alcohol, as well as frequent hand washing.
The FDA urged consumers to stop using methanol products, which must be disposed of immediately in hazardous waste containers. “Do not wash or pour these products down the drain,” the agency advised in June.
The following is the last available list of all potentially toxic disinfectants, according to the FDA:
- 4E Global Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol
- Blumen Advanced 4E Global Instant Ethyl Alcohol 70% Clear Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Clear Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Klar and Danver Instant Hand Sanitizer (labeled with Greenbrier International Inc.)
- Modesa, 4E Global Instant Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizers & Vitamin E
- 4E Global Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Blumen Advanced Aloe Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
- 4E Global Blumen Clear Lear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Honeykeeper Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Clear Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe
- 4E Global Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
- Blumen Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer from 4E Global, 70% Alcohol
- 4E Global Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizing Lavender, 70% Alcohol
- 4E Global Advanced Blumen Aloe Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol
- 4E Global Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Fresh Citrus Blumen Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Klar and Danver Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Hello Kitty from 4E Global by Sanrio Hand Sanitizer
- 4E Global Insured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E & Aloe)
- 4E Global Insured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe & Moisturizers)
- 4E Global Vitamin E & Aloe Insured Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Aloe and instant moisturizers guaranteed for hands by 4E Global
- 4E Global Blumen Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance Free
- 4E Global Aloe Vera Blumen Instant Hand Sanitizer
- Aloe insured from 4E Global
- AAA Cosmetica bio aaa Advance hand sanitizer
- LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer by AAA Cosmetic 4 oz
- AAA Cosmetic LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz
- AAA Cosmetica QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer
- DDI Multinational’s Earths Amenities Instant fragrance-free hand sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced
- DDI Multinational Agavespa Skincare Hand Sanitizer
- DDI Multinational’s Vidanos Easy Cleaning Rentals Agavespa Skincare Hand Sanitizer
- Eskbiochem Totally Clean Hand Sanitizer
- Eskbiochem’s Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
- Eskbiochem’s Lavar 70 Hand Sanitizing Gel
- Eskbiochem’s The Good Gel Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer Gel
- Eskbiochem’s CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Sanitizer for hands 80% alcohol
- Eskbiochem’s CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Sanitizer for hands 75% alcohol
- Eskbiochem’s CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Sanitizer for hands 80% alcohol
- Eskbiochem Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
- Grupo Insoma hand sanitizing gel 70% fragrance-free gel
- The best Andy from Limpo Quimicos
- Andy from Limpo Quimicos
- Gelclor de Limpo Quimicos
- NepoNatural by Limpo Quimicos
- Limpo Quimicos’ Plus Advanced
- Liqesa Exportacion or Liq-ES.A.’s Optimus Lubricants Instant Sanitizer
- Maquiladora Miniara Shine and Clean Hand Sanitizer
- Selecto hand sanitizer from Maquiladora Miniara
- Mystic International Protection Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer
- Bersih Hand Sanitizing Gel by Cosmetic Solutions Fragrance Free
- Hand sanitizer with topical alcohol solution 70% of cosmetic solutions
- Soluciones Cosmeticas hand sanitizer (labeled with Wet Look Janitorial and Gardening Corp.)
- Tropicosmeticos’ Britz Sanitizer Hand Ethyl Alcohol 70%
- Daesi hand sanitizer by Yara Elena De La Garza Pérez Nieto
- Basic Anti-Bac Born Hand Sanitizer from Real Clean Distribuciones
- Anti-bac hand sanitizer from Real Clean Distribuciones
- Real Clean Distribuciones Aroma Theory – Keep It Clean – Pure Clean Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer
- Royal Clean Distributions Cavalry
- ENLIVEN hand sanitizing gel from Real Clean Distribuciones
- Real Clean Distribuciones Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel
- Real Clean Distribuciones’s Keep It Clean
- Hand sanitizer from Real Clean Distribuciones
- MXL Comercial 70% Ethyl Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Gel (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC)
- MXL Commercial Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel, 70% Ethyl Alcohol, hands-free rinse (labeled Resource Recovery & Trading LLC)
- Disinfectant, humectant and hand sanitizer all clean ITECH 361
- Transliquid Technologies Mystic Shield Protection Hand Sanitizer
- Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
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