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• Aruba Aloe Alcoholada and Hand Sanitizer Gel Recall Issued Over Methanol Exposure Risks

  April 10, 2024

  Grace Muller

  An Aruba Aloe hand sanitizer and Alcoholada Gel recall has been announced due to concerns the products contain levels of methanol which could lead to poisoning injuries.

• FDA Issues New Guidance for Testing Pharmaceutical Alcohols for Methanol, Following Hand Sanitizer Recalls

  October 18, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued a new final guidance for testing for methanol in alcohol products following more than 100 recalls during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Problems with Hand Sanitizer Formulation, Labels Highlighted in Study by Valisure and Makers of Purell

  May 4, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A new study reveals a number of health hazards linked to hand sanitizer products, which have seen at least 100 recalls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• FDA Warns Of Health Risks From Hand Sanitizer Vapors

  June 21, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The FDA warns alcohol-based hand sanitizers may release vapors which cause adverse health side effects.

• Many Hand Sanitizer Products Contaminated With Benzene, FDA Petition Warns

  March 29, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  An independent pharmacy warns that benzene, a cancer causing chemical, is present in many hand sanitizer products at levels exceeding federal safety limits, even though those limits have been relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Hand Sanitizer Lawsuit Filed After Woman Dies From Methanol Poisoning

  February 8, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A wrongful death lawsuit claims a woman died of methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer which did not have the potentially lethal ingredient indicated on the label.

• Hand Sanitizer Lawsuit Filed Over Risks From Toxic Wood Alcohol

  January 29, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A class action lawsuit accuses one hand sanitizer manufacturer of selling a potentially poisonous product and of failing to reimburse consumers after it was recalled.

• Child Eye Injuries Linked To Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers: Study

  January 27, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links hand sanitizer use to an increase in children's eye injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Rubbing Alcohol Recall Issued As Methanol Problems Expand Beyond Hand Sanitizer

  January 6, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Methanol concerns expand beyond hand sanitizer as rubbing alcohol recall announced.

• Hand Sanitizer Caught on Fire, “Engulfed” Woman In Flames: Report

  September 8, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Texas woman suffered severe burns after her hand sanitizer caught fire and exploded, setting her and her house aflame.