Five more brands of hand sanitizer should be avoided by consumers because they may contain a potentially toxic ingredient, The Food and Drug Administration announced.
These products may contain methanol, also known as wood alcohol.
The FDA said it “has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested and can be life-threatening when ingested.”
The brands are:
- Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol, made by Grupo Insoma, S.A.P.I de CV (Mexico), NDC numbers 75744-0200-3, 75744-0200-4, 75744-0201-5, 75744-0202-1, 75744-0250-1, 75744-0250-2, 75744-0500-1, 75744-1000-1, 75744-1000-3 and 75744-1001-1
- Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer, made by Transliquid Technologies (Mexico), NDC numbers 75477-435-02, 75477-435-10, 75477-435-12, 75477-435-25, 75477-435-50 and 75477-534-10
- Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free, made by Soluciones Cosmeticas SA de CV (Mexico), NDC numbers 75165-003-02, 75165-004-01, 75165-005-01, 75165-006-01, 75165-008-01, 75165-250-01 and 75165-600-01
- Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer, made by Soluciones Cosmeticas SA de CV (Mexico), no NDC numbers listed
- Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%, made by Tropicosmeticos SA de CV (Mexico), NDC numbers 76676-402-01, 77676-402-02, 77676-402-03, 77676-402-04, 77676-402-05, 77676-402-06, 77676-402-07, 77676-402-08, 77676-402-09, 77676-402-10, 77676-402-11, 77676-402-12, 77676-402-13, 77676-402-14, 77676-402-16, 77676-402-17, 77676-402-18, 77676-402-19 and 77676-402-20
In late June, the FDA had issued the same warning about nine hand sanitizer brands made by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico.
According to the FDA, these hand sanitizers have “been tested by FDA and found to contain methanol, that is being recalled by the manufacturer or distributor, that is purportedly made at the same facility as products in which FDA has tested and confirmed methanol contamination.”
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