| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Heads up: FDA warns these hand sanitizers may be fatal |
| 2020-06-28 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning to consumers about hand sanitizers manufactured in Mexico. The agency has put together a list of nine products that are to be avoided because they may be fatal to the consumer. If the hand sanitizer in your handbag or pocket is one of these, the FDA asks that you "stop using these hand sanitizers and dispose of them immediately in appropriate hazardous waste containers. Do not flush or pour these products down the drain." All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01) Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01) CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-008-04) Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-006-01) The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10) CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-005-03) CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-009-01) CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-003-01) Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-001-01) These nine brands are manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico. The problem is an ingredient used in these hand sanitizers — methanol. Methanol is also known as wood alcohol. Methanol is toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested. The FDA recommends that if you have used these products, seek immediate treatment. FDA tested samples of Lavar Gel and CleanCare No Germ. Lavar Gel contains 81 percent (v/v) methanol and no ethyl alcohol, and CleanCare No Germ contains 28 percent (v/v) methanol. Methanol is not an acceptable ingredient for hand sanitizers and should not be used due to its toxic effects. So, have the products been removed from store shelves? Nope. Eskbiochem has not honored the FDA’s request to do so. They are still on the market. On June 17, 2020, FDA contacted Eskbiochem to recommend the company remove its hand sanitizer products from the market due to the risks associated with methanol poisoning. To date, the company has not taken action to remove these potentially dangerous products from the market. |
| Posted by:Phaviling Wittlesbach2820 |
| #7 * "An advance on your embalming is included" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-06-28 17:29 |
| #6 Now people, methanol (wood alcohol) is dangerous because - if you drink it, the enzymes that normally handle ethanol would turn it into formaldehyde. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-28 17:25 |
| #5 As hand sanitizers are biocides wouldn't they cause a noticeable and painful skin inflammation if there was any significant absorption beyond the layer of dead cells, especially if used regularly? |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-06-28 17:12 |
| #4 Your hands will go blind. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2020-06-28 13:43 |
| #3 If bugs won't use it, then it's not good for humans. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-06-28 10:33 |
| #2 So don't drink the hand sanitizer? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-06-28 10:30 |
| #1 Oh, don't be such babies. If it's not toxic to carbon based life, then it's not really a sanitizer now is it? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-06-28 00:30 |