As we know, Hand Sanitizers plays a major role in the past 6 months. They provide safety to our hands and prevent us from getting infected from outside germs. Usually, the sanitizers were produced and it should be approved by Food and Drug Administration(FDA).
The main chemical component that the sanitizers contains is "Alcohol". The only alcohol which is disinfectious to our health is known as Ethyl alcohol.
But in the recent days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that some hand sanitizers may having some toxic alcoholic substance in them, causing many health problems, including something as severe as blindness.
On July 2, FDA commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. had said in a statement: “Consumers and health care providers should not use methanol-containing hand sanitizers. The FDA remains committed to working with manufacturers, compounders, state boards of pharmacy and the public to increase the safe supply of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.”
The FDA also gives the precaution that the sanitizer says it is “FDA-approved” should be avoided. Since no hand sanitizers are approved directly by FDA. Also, it is safer to stick to well-known and familiar brands.
According to several international health reports, people may experience nausea, vomiting, headaches, blindness, seizures, and even coma, if you are exposed to the toxic chemicals of hand sanitizers.
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