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martyb
on Wednesday July 08 2020, @01:42AM
from the friends-don't-let-friends-drink-hand-sanitizers dept.
from the friends-don't-let-friends-drink-hand-sanitizers dept.
Adults and children in the United States have been blinded, hospitalized, and, in some cases, even died after drinking hand sanitizers contaminated with the extremely toxic alcohol methanol, the Food and Drug Administration reports.
In an updated safety warning, the agency identified five more brands of hand sanitizer that contain methanol, a simple alcohol often linked to incorrectly distilled liquor that is poisonous if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.
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The newly identified products are as follows:
- Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol, made by Grupo Insoma, S.A.P.I de CV (Mexico)
- Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer, made by Transliquid Technologies (Mexico)
- Berish Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free, made by Soluciones Cosmeticas SA de CV (Mexico)
- Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer, made by Soluciones Cosmeticas SA de CV (Mexico)
- Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%, made by Tropicosmeticos SA de CV (Mexico)
The full list of product codes can be found here.
Previously:
(2020-06-23) Toxic Methanol that Causes Blindness Found in Hand Sanitizers, FDA Warns
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* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday July 08 2020, @03:49AM (2 children)
Bloody stupid people doing bloody stupid things that harm or kill them does not warrant the rest of the world bending over backwards to bubblewrap the entire planet for them.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by c0lo on Wednesday July 08 2020, @03:58AM (1 child)
Methinks there's a huge difference between FDA maintaining a list of poisonous hand sanitizers for the public to bubblewrapping the entire planet.
Careful how large jumps you let you mind take, you may end living a fantasy not related in any way to the reality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:11PM
They're not remotely toxic unless you're a Tide-pod-eating level of moron. Unless we need to put a "Not for rectal use" warning on your car's trailer hitch, your argument is disingenuous.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.