FDA Warns Americans Not to Use Certain Hand Sanitizers

A person uses hand sanitizer in a file photo. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use hand sanitizers made by Mexican firm Eskbiochem SA de CV because the products contain methanol, which can be toxic.

“Methanol is not an acceptable ingredient for hand sanitizers and should not be used due to its toxic effects,” said the agency in an alert on June 19.