Fda Releases List Of 14 Toxic Hand Sanitizers That Contain Methanol
And yet, the FDA has found an alarming number of hand sanitizers that do contain methanol. After nine products from one company were identified last month, five more have been found recently. That’s 14 different hand sanitizers that are potentially dangerous. Exposure to methanol can cause nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system, and death. These risks are most acute when ingested, of course, but it’s also possible to experience these symptoms when methanol is absorbed through the skin....