Methanol as an unlisted ingredient in supposedly alcohol-based hand rub can pose serious health risk - Chan APL, Chan TYK.

Alcohol-based hand rub (hand sanitizer) is heavily used in the community and the healthcare setting to maintain hand hygiene. Methanol must never be used in such a product because oral, pulmonary and/or skin exposures can result in severe systemic toxicity...

Source: SafetyLit - July 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news