[WildHighlander57]

grey_whiskers wrote:

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https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/study-finds-high-levels-of-carcinogen-in-several-hand-sanitizer-brands

Money quote:

“Benzene is a known human carcinogen, linked to leukemia and other cancers of blood cells. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, notes that that benzene exposure has been linked with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health lists benzene exposure routes as “inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact.”

But during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the FDA allowed an interim limit of 2 parts per million (ppm) for benzene in liquid hand sanitizers in order to help meet high demand.”

When can we start the lamp-post parties?
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Lamppost parties indeed!!

I used hand sanitizer once or twice in all of last year;all other times just used regular soap.

[Bigg Red]

mark

[17strings]

Lamppost parties indeed!!

I used hand sanitizer once or twice in all of last year; all other times just used regular soap.

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Yeah, really! Soap was good enough for me too. I’d come to distrust the ‘authorities’ so much already by then, that if they said “Do this!”, my reaction would always be “Nope!” I was always the “anti-sheeple”. ;-)

I can’t remember all the times people reacted with shocked expressions (well, that I could see behind the masks -lol) whenever I waved their hand away dismissively if they offered me sanitizer, a “wipe” for my grocery cart, etc. I’ll wash my hands well (with soap) when I get home, thank you very much!