Im not a big fan of the nanny state warning me about every possible problem. But Im also not a big fan of health products made in developing countries. So take this story for what its worth.
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I should have added that some of the sanitizer is made in Mexico, and some is made in China.
2 posted on
07/22/2020 12:08:11 PM PDT by
Leaning Right
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To: Leaning Right
“Caution: Use with gloves.”
To: Leaning Right
There’s a lot of cheap Chinese made sanitizer hitting the market. Some of it may even be what the FDA would call “adulterated” eg mislabeled, and/or containing unapproved ingredients such as Methanol, or not containing the CDC recommended levels of alcohol.
The small bottles I’ve been seeing all over the place are near impossible to read, and they do that for a reason. Clear label on a clear bottle with clear liquid you can’t read it unless you photograph and zoom in.
I even saw one that was 35% ethanol and 35% isopropanol. The CDC recommends either 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol. I would have to really crunch numbers between their specific gravity (they each have different weight on a volume basis) but I’m not sure that 35%/35% is adequate. I had never seen that before.
6 posted on
07/22/2020 12:24:52 PM PDT by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: Leaning Right
methanol is poisonous and can be absorbed through the skin ...
7 posted on
07/22/2020 12:25:26 PM PDT by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: Leaning Right
If it’s made in China I don’t put it on my skin...lotion, soap, whatever.
To: Leaning Right
Thanks for the heads-up. My daughter gave me a bottle of sanitizer. I think she got it at Dollar Tree.
12 posted on
07/22/2020 12:47:48 PM PDT by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
To: Leaning Right; All
The way its used, that crap doesnt work anyway.
13 posted on
07/22/2020 12:50:26 PM PDT by
Cobra64
(Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
To: Leaning Right
How much of this crap are they putting on? Methanol evaporates almost immediately. Are they bathing in the stuff?
14 posted on
07/22/2020 12:55:02 PM PDT by
hattend
To: Leaning Right
Reports from several web pages mention that those who died had DRANK the sanitizer. It was a cheap “high” for some people.
To: Leaning Right
[Im not a big fan of the nanny state warning me about every possible problem. But Im also not a big fan of health products made in developing countries. So take this story for what its worth. ]
Unless you’re using gallon sized bottles at a time to soak your hands and feet, I’d be surprised if a little methanol made any real difference. The process of distilling liquors produces methanol. Companies that make hand sanitizers may skip the methanol removal stage entirely since they’re technically not made to be drunk. I suspect this is basically the FDA making a play for the limelight given that the CDC has been hogging media attention pretty much since the Wuhan virus showed up onstage.
17 posted on
07/22/2020 7:57:13 PM PDT by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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