Methanol can cause skin irritation, and if ingested, cause headache, dizziness, blurred vision, kidney failure, coma and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
No amount of methanol in hand sanitizer is safe.
The products are:
All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer
The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
The FDA is advising anyone who purchased the products to dispose of them in hazardous waste containers.
Health officials in states including Florida, Arizona, Oregon and other Southern and Western states say the uptick in coronavirus cases can be traced back to when lockdowns were dramatically relaxed by state leaders, around Memorial Day.
In the last 14 days, Oklahoma’s infections increased by 202 percent, Florida reported an increase of 155 percent, and Arizona’s confirmed cases surged by 142 percent, according to state health department figures.