FDA Expands List of Potentially Deadly Hand Sanitizers

FDA Expands List of Potentially Deadly Hand Sanitizers
A person uses hand sanitizer in a file photo. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its list of potentially deadly and sanitizer products, warning a Mexican-based company about selling products that contain methanol, a dangerous form of alcohol that can poison people through their skin.

Many new companies have been selling hand sanitizer products because of the increased demand fueled by coronavirus fears, and shortages of the usual mainstream products. But the FDA said on Monday that many companies are using unsafe alcohols in their products, and is warning people to not use them.