Just when you think things can't get stranger, the FDA releases a list of ttxic hand sanitizers that are available on the market. The Food and Drug Administration's updated an earlier list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers tainted with methanol.
The FDA's released a warning to consumers and health care providers regarding hand sanitizers labeled as containing ethanol, however instead tested positive for methanol. Methanol can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and deadly if swallowed.
One of the biggest risks wth these products is the chance that a child may ingest some of the tainted hand sanitizer.
"The agency is aware of adults and children ingesting hand sanitizer products contaminated with methanol that has led to recent adverse events including blindness, hospitalizations and death," the FDA stated.
The FDA warned consumers of nine hand sanitizers to avoid back in June and has recently added more brands that tested positive for methanol.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using sanitizers that contain at least 60% ethanol alcohol, as well as frequent hand-washing. For many stores it is mandatory to use hand sanitizer before entering the place of business.
It may be best to carry your own, so you know the product is safe.
The FDA urged consumers to stop using these methanol based products, which should be immediately discarded in hazardous waste containers. "Do not flush or pour these products down the drain."
The following is the latest available list of all the potentially toxic sanitizers, according to the FDA:
4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear Ethyl Alcohol 70% 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear 4E Global's Klar and Danver Instant Hand Sanitizer (labeled with Greenbrier International Inc.) 4E Global's Modesa Instant Hand Sanitizer Moisturizers and Vitamin E 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender 4E Global's Blumen Clear Lear Advanced Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's The Honeykeeper Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Clear 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender 4E Global's Blumen Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70% Alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Lavender, with 70% alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe, with 70% alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Blumen Hand Sanitizer Fresh Citrus 4E Global's Klar and Danver Instant Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Hello Kitty by Sanrio Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E and Aloe) 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe and Moisturizers) 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Vitamin E and Aloe 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe and Moisturizers 4E Global's Blumen Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance Free 4E Global's Blumen Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe Vera 4E Global's Assured Aloe AAA Cosmetica's bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz AAA Cosmetica's QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer DDI Multinacional's Earths Amenities Instant Unscented Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced DDI Multinacional's Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare DDI Multinacional's Vidanos Easy Cleaning Rentals Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare Eskbiochem's All-Clean Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol Eskbiochem's Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer Grupo Insoma's Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol Limpo Quimicos' Andy's Best Limpo Quimicos' Andy's Limpo Quimicos' Gelclor Limpo Quimicos' NeoNatural Limpo Quimicos' Plus Advanced Liqesa Exportacion or Liq-E-S.A.'s Optimus Lubricants Instant Hand Sanitizer Maquiladora Miniara's Shine and Clean Hand Sanitizer Maquiladora Miniara's Selecto Hand Sanitizer Mystic International's Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer Soluciones Cosmeticas' Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free Soluciones Cosmeticas' Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer Soluciones Cosmeticas' Hand sanitizer (labeled with Wet Look Janitorial and Gardening Corp.) Tropicosmeticos' Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70% Yara Elena De La Garza Perez Nieto's Daesi hand sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones's Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones's Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones's Scent Theory – Keep It Clean – Pure Clean Anti-bacterial Hand Sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones's Cavalry Real Clean Distribuciones's ENLIVEN Hand Sanitizing Gel Real Clean Distribuciones's Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel Real Clean Distribuciones's Keep It Clean Real Clean Distribuciones's Hand Sanitizer MXL Comercial's Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC) MXL Comercial's Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol Rinse Free Hand Rub (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC) ITECH 361's All Clean Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and Disinfectant Transliquid Technologies's Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
