You've been told all year long that you should be using hand sanitizer whenever you tough a surface. Well now, the FDA is saying there are a number of hand sanitizers you should NOT be using because they can be toxic.
According to Newsweek:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this weekend advised people to not use certain hand sanitizers that are manufactured in Mexico, saying the sanitizers can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or digested.
The FDA stated on its website that the sanitizer manufactured in Eskbiochem SA de CV contains the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol). Here are the nine hand sanitizers identified by the FDA:
-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)