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The Food and Drug Administration issued another warning Monday to not use certain hand sanitizers that may contain methanol or wood alcohol, a toxic substance when absorbed through skin or ingested. The FDA is continuing to update its "do-not-use list of dangerous hand sanitizer products," which included 87 varieties of hand sanitizer that should be avoided, some which have already been recalled, and other products being recommended for recalls as they may contain the potentially fatal ingredient. “Practicing good hand hygiene, which includes using alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available, is an important public health tool for all Americans to employ," FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn said in a statement. "Consumers must also be vigilant about which hand sanitizers they use, and for their health and safety we urge consumers to immediately stop using all hand sanitizers on the FDA’s list of dangerous hand sanitizer products.” FDA issues new warning to avoid more than 87 hand sanitizers that may contain methanol Kelly Tyko USA TODAY The Food and Drug Administration issued another warning Monday to not use certain hand sanitizers that may contain methanol or wood alcohol, a toxic substance when absorbed through skin or ingested. The FDA is continuing to update its "do-not-use list of dangerous hand sanitizer products," which included 87 varieties of hand sanitizer that should be avoided, some which have already been recalled, and other products being recommended for recalls as they may contain the potentially fatal ingredient. “Practicing good hand hygiene, which includes using alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available, is an important public health tool for all Americans to employ," FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn said in a statement. "Consumers must also be vigilant about which hand sanitizers they use, and for their health and safety we urge consumers to immediately stop using all hand sanitizers on the FDA’s list of dangerous hand sanitizer products.” Save better, spend better: Money tips and advice delivered right to your inbox. Sign up here In the new warning, the FDA says it is "urging consumers not to use any hand sanitizer products from the particular manufacturers on the list even if the product or particular lot number are not listed since some manufacturers are recalling only certain – but not all – of their hand sanitizer products." The agency says in most cases, methanol does not appear on the product label but that it is "not an acceptable ingredient in any drug, including hand sanitizer, even if methanol is listed as an ingredient on the product label." Masks required:Walmart, Lowe's, Aldi, Target among retailers adding face masks requirements due to COVID-19. See the full list. Stores staying closed on Thanksgiving 2020:Target stores to close Thanksgiving due to COVID-19 pandemic, following Walmart's holiday closing announcement Get the News Alerts newsletter in your inbox. Get alerted to the latest stories to stay on top of the news. Delivery: Varies Your Email The FDA said it has taken steps to prevent the products from entering the country by placing them on an import alert. Most of the products appear to have been produced in Mexico and according to the alert should be detained because they pose a health risk. “We remain extremely concerned about the potential serious risks of alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol," Hahn said. "Producing, importing and distributing toxic hand sanitizers poses a serious threat to the public and will not be tolerated.” Walmart, Lowe's, Aldi, Target among retailers adding face masks requirements due to COVID-19 Moment of truth: Some homeowners expect struggle to pay mortgage when extra unemployment ends The coronavirus pandemic could lead to Social Security cuts happening sooner than you think Despite coronavirus pandemic, consumers still turned on by big-screen TVs The Daily Money: Subscribe to our newsletter In June, the FDA warned consumers not to use nine kinds of hand sanitizers because they may contain methanol, and added to the list in early July and further expanded the list multiple times in July. Methanol is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide and alternative fuel source, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Exposure to it can cause nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system and death. The FDA says it has seen an increase in number of "adverse events, including blindness, cardiac effects, effects on the central nervous system, and hospitalizations and death, primarily reported to poison control centers and state departments of health." Hand sanitizer has been a popular product to combat the coronavirus since February, and many new types have entered the market after shortages of brands including Purell. The FDA said Monday it has found methanol contamination in hand sanitizer products ranging from 1% to 80% in its testing. Avoid these hand sanitizers that may contain methanol The FDA is advising consumers not to use the following hand sanitizers because tests found them to contain methanol or that they were "purportedly made at the same facility as products in which FDA has tested and confirmed methanol contamination." The FDA also says to avoid sanitizers from the companies. Find more information, including the product code where available, on the FDA website. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear Ethyl Alcohol 70% 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear 4E Global's KLAR AND DANVER Instant Hand Sanitizer (labeled with Greenbrier International Inc.) 4E Global's MODESA Instant Hand Sanitizer Moisturizers and Vitamin E 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear LEAR Advanced Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's BLUEMEN Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's The Honeykeeper Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's BLUMEN Advanced Hand Sanitizer Clear 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe 4E Global's BLUMEN Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender 4E Global's BLUMEN Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70 Alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Lavender, with 70% alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe, with 70% alcohol 4E Global's Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Blumen Hand Sanitizer Fresh Citrus 4E Global's KLAR and DANVER INSTANT HAND SANTIZER 4E Global's Hello Kitty by Sanrio Hand Sanitizer 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E and Aloe) 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe and Moisturizers) 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Vitamin E and Aloe 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe and Moisturizers 4E Global's BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance Free 4E Global's BLUMEN Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe Vera 4E Global's Assured Aloe AAA Cosmetica's bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz AAA Cosmetica's QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer DDI Multinacional's Earths Amenities Instant Unscented Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced DDI Multinacional's Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare DDI Multinacional's Vidanos Easy Cleaning Rentals Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare Eskbiochem's All-Clean Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol Eskbiochem's Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer Grupo Insoma's Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol Limpo Quimicos' Andy’s Best Limpo Quimicos' Andy’s Limpo Quimicos' Gelclor Limpo Quimicos' NeoNatural Limpo Quimicos' Plus Advanced Liqesa Exportacion or Liq-E-S.A.'s Optimus Lubricants Instant Hand Sanitizer Maquiladora Miniara's Shine and Clean Hand Sanitizer Maquiladora Miniara's Selecto Hand Sanitizer Mystic International's Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer Soluciones Cosmeticas’ Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free Soluciones Cosmeticas’ Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer Soluciones Cosmeticas’ Hand sanitizer (labeled with Wet Look Janitorial and Gardening Corp.) Tropicosmeticos' Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70% Yara Elena De La Garza Perez Nieto's DAESI hand sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones' Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones' Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones' Scent Theory – Keep It Clean – Pure Clean Anti-bacterial Hand Sanitizer Real Clean Distribuciones' Cavalry Real Clean Distribuciones' ENLIVEN Hand Sanitizing Gel Real Clean Distribuciones' Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel Real Clean Distribuciones' Keep It Clean Real Clean Distribuciones' Hand Sanitizer MXL Comercial's Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC) MXL Comercial's Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol Rinse Free Hand Rub (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC) Liqesa Exportacion's Optimus Instant Hand Sanitizer Broncolin's Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol Laboratorios Jaloma's Jaloma Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 62% with Vitamin E Leiper's Fork Distillery Bulk Disinfectant per 5 gallon and Leiper's Fork Distillery 16-ounce bottle (from Tennessee) Recalled hand sanitizers The following products have been recalled as of July 27: ITECH 361's All Clean Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and Disinfectant: UPC code 628055370130. Transliquid Technologies' Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer: NDC numbers include 75477-435-02, 75477-435-10, 75477-435-12, 75477-435-25, 75477-435-50 and 75477-534-10. Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer, 1-liter bottles: Two distributors. The UVT hand sanitizer is labeled with lot number 0530 and an expiration date of 04/2022 and the Saniderm Products hand sanitizer is labeled with lot number 53131626 and “Manufactured on April/1/20.” 4e Brands North America's Blumen brand is voluntarily recalling 10 bottle sizes of hand sanitizers to the consumer level. Real Clean Distribuciones is voluntarily recalling all lots it manufactured within expiry of the following brand names of hand sanitizers: Born Basic ANTI-BAC HAND SANITIZER, Scent Theory KEEP CLEAN Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer, Scent Theory KEEP IT CLEAN Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer and Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel to the consumer level. LIQ-E S.A. de C.V. is voluntarily recalling all lots and all bottle sizes of "The OPTIMUS Instant Hand Sanitizer" manufactured between April 27 and May 8. |
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