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Due to the pandemic, there has been a shortage of name-brand hand sanitizers, causing some unethical overseas manufacturers to release counterfeit products with methanol alcohol, which can lead to harmful or deadly side effects. Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts joined LX News to explain how to avoid these dangerous products.

In recent weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified over 100 products that contain methanol, a type of wood alcohol that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin. Now the FDA has issued a new warning — this time, it’s not about the contents of certain hand sanitizers, but about how they’re packaged, NBC News investigative and consumer...

Fifteen adults have been poisoned after drinking hand sanitizer that contained methanol, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a toxic chemical that can lead to hospitalization or death if ingested. The Food and Drug Administration first warned of hand sanitizers with possible methanol contamination in June, citing nine products from Mexico. Since then, the list...

If you are purchasing hand sanitizer to keep your hands clean and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, avoid purchasing products that contain methanol, a type of wood alcohol that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin.

Consumers were advised Monday to take care when shopping for and using hand sanitizer, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning that reports of methanol poisoning from such products have continued to rise nationwide. A statement by the regulatory agency highlighted efforts to recall and stop the sale of hand sanitizers with methanol, and noted that it had...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recalls for 59 hand sanitizers that contain methanol, a toxic chemical that can be fatal if ingested.

The Food and Drug Administration has added dozens of hand sanitizers to a growing list of products that tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is not a suitable ingredient for hand sanitizers and can prove “toxic” when absorbed through the skin or ingested, according to the FDA.

Two weeks after the Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products due to the potential presence of methanol, the agency added five more brands that tested positive for the toxic substance.

The National Safety Council warned that the widespread use of hand sanitizer in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic could be dangerous over the holiday weekend for those setting off 4th of July fireworks.

The Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico due to the potential presence of methanol. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is not a suitable ingredient for hand sanitizers and can prove “toxic” when absorbed through the skin or ingested, the FDA said Friday. “Substantial methanol…

The Food and Drug Administration says nine products produced by Mexico-based Eskbiochem SA de CV may contain methanol, which can be harmful if absorbed through the skin or ingested.

The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Concerns about the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes — COVID-19 — have been dominating headlines as it continues to spread across the globe. Fear of the coronavirus has led people to stock up on the germ-killing gel, leaving store shelves empty and online retailers with sky-high prices set by those trying to profit on the rush. But some appear to have...

A UK hospital is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly stole hand sanitizer from a dispenser on the wall.

Distilleries are putting their spirits to work to help fill the shortage of hand sanitizers due to the coronavirus outbreak

Perfume brands are finding a creative way to help during the coronavirus crisis. LVMH, the parent company of luxury brands including Christian Dior and Givenchy, will use its perfume production facilities to make “large quantities” of hand sanitizer and distribute it free of charge to French hospitals, the company announced over the weekend. “Through this initiative, LVMH intends to help address the...

A Tennessee man who came under fire for buying up around 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer has donated them to a local church after being accused of price gouging, according to the Tennessee Attorney General.

The woman accused of starting the fatal fire that ripped through a Hartford apartment building early Sunday morning lit a bottle of hand sanitizer on fire and threw it at her girlfriend during a domestic altercation, according to Hartford police. The fire spread from there throughout the upper floors of the building. Police arrested Destiny Waite, 28, in the hours…

Scores of people, especially in the United States, have in recent weeks depleted stores’ supplies of hand sanitizer, face masks, disinfecting wipes, toilet paper, bottled water and other household essentials amid the coronavirus, which has as of Saturday morning infected over 104,000 people worldwide and killed over 3,500 over the past three months.

Online and in-store, hand sanitizers were in high demand Friday as concern over the coronavirus continues to rise.  NBC 6 Responds found Whole Foods offering 2-hour delivery for a bottle of hand sanitizer online, so we went to the nearest Whole Foods and found the same product on the shelves. The other three retailers NBC 6 visited Friday morning were...