Hand Sanitizer

Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. has recalled 40 lots of its hand sanitizer and aloe products due to methanol contamination, according to an FDA public service announcement.

The top ophthalmology features in 2021 discussed champagne cork safety and the dangers of ocular exposure to hand sanitizer.

The FDA has issued a new safety concern communication warning of the dangers associated with getting hand sanitizer in the eyes, reporting more than 3,500 cases of ocular exposure to alcohol-based hand sanitizers with adverse events.

Health care workers with atopic dermatitis had greater irritation, dryness and other skin issues due to how frequently they washed their hands, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

I was recently reading an article about hand sanitizer getting in children’s eyes.

In a nearly 5-month period in mid-2020, seven times more pediatric cases of alcohol-based hand sanitizer ocular exposures were recorded compared with the previous year, according to a study in France.

Fifteen people were hospitalized with methanol poisoning in Arizona and New Mexico after consuming hand-sanitizing products in May and June, according to data published in MMWR.

The FDA issued an advisory against nine hand sanitizing products from chemical manufacturer Eskbiochem SA de CV for potentially containing methanol.