Methanol was found in the Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80%—a chemical which can cause skin irritation, vomiting, coma, seizures, blindness, or death.
A hand sanitizer and a pain-relieving aloe gel have both been hit with a nationwide recall after officials discovered they contained a toxic chemical that could cause comas, seizures, blindness, or death.The two products, Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel, were found to contain methanol, which is toxic to the skin and poisonous if ingested. The gels were made by Aruba Aloe Balm N.V.
's company statement made for grim reading as it warned that two of its products 'have been found to contain alcohol denatured with methanol Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache blurred vision, coma, seizures, permanent blindness, permanent damage to the central nervous system, or death.
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