The absorption of the chemical through the skin or orally can result in rashes, illnesses, irreversible nerve damage and even death.
ShareThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a hand sanitizer called SkinGuard24 and 10 others that have tested positive for methanol contamination. The recall list of hand sanitizers has soared past 100 products since the FDA issued its first recalls in June.
SkinGuard24 lists methanol among its ingredients, and the FDA has stated that the chemical's absorption through the skin or its oral ingestion can result in rashes, illnesses, irreversible nerve damage and even death.for having methanol include Grupo Asimex de Mexico's Florance Morris Body Care Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer, Asimex International's Florance Morris Body Care Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer, Roldan Industries's Florance Morris Body Care Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer, Soluciones Dinámica's OZO Ozone Hand Sanitizer Gel, Goldsquare Hand Sanitizer and Medi Science Laboratories Germ Killa 70% Alcohol Hand Gel.Most hand sanitizers isopropyl alcohol, ethanol or n-propanol in concentrations of 60 to 95 percent because these chemicals destroy the molecular structure of germs, viruses and other micro-organisms that cause illness. The sale of hand sanitizers has increased since the start of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic as more people seek to cleanse their hands of possible coronavirus transmission. As such, the FDA has been closely monitoring the safety, production and ingredients of hand sanitizers, issuing public warnings about sanitizers that contain methanol and 1-propanol in particular. Anyone who encounters dangerous hand sanitizers is encouraged to report them to the FDA at 1-800-332-1088.Get your unlimited Newsweek trial >"Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death," the FDA wrote in a Monday email alert. According to the Methanol Institute, the global trade association for the methanol industry, ingestion of as little as one to four ounces of methanol can cause irreversible injury to the nervous system, systemic acidosis , optic nerve damage and blindness or worse. Exposure to methanol can also lead to headaches, weakness, drowsiness, nausea, difficult breathing, eye irritation, blurred vision and loss of consciousness. These symptoms can appear even 18 to 30 hours after ingestion.
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