Eskbiochem, apparently a Mexican based company, has apparently been making (and distributing?) hand sanitizers which have been discovered by the FDA to "possibly" contain methanol. I have yet to research and/or learn how this was determined.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/hand-sanitizers-by-eskbiochem-may-contain-methanol-fda-warns/ar-BB15QBoO?ocid=msedgntp
FDA advises to immediately stop using any of the 9 listed products and dispose of them as haz mats, which means that for many areas, they cannot be included in regular household trash.
In my area, there's a recycling center which accepts items (such as computers) which household trash companies can't or won't take, and it also has a haz mat section for the toxic materials. In another area, residents must take haz mat items to a special area where they can be treated appropriately.
If you're not sure how to dispose of haz mat items, contact either your community DPW, or your private trash hauler for information on how your community handles toxins.
I'm going to follow this topic; I'd like to know how this happened, where the potential toxic sanitizers may have been distributed (especially if they were sold directly to nursing homes or other medical facilities), if there are American distributors, and how the FDA discovered the methanol in the sanitizers.
Please warn your family and friends. Apparently the consequences of using something with methanol on your skin can range from illness to death.
If anyone has any information or insight into this situation, especially areas of distribution, including commercial (nursing homes) areas, please share it. I want to warn friends and family, but am still interested in how this happened.
Thank you.
Hope you are all doing well; things seems to be calming a bit here in NYC, although my daughter is dubious about sending my grandson back to school in September. She and her husband both have the luxury of being able to work from home and their are two sets of grandparents (my ex+his wife, me and my DH) to pinch hit if they need back up for keeping him at home/schooled. We are all so fortunate to be in the situation we are in.
It's so unfortunate that some people take advantage of a sad situation like the need for sanitizers. I remember reading when the pandemic first erupted that one man stocked up, collecting 17K containers/bottles. If I remember correctly though, he came to the attention of authorities before he had a chance to begin scalping people who needed the sanitizers.
A photo showed stacks and stacks of bottles in his garage. I doubt he had room for a vehicle. It would have been humorous if it wasn't so disgusting.
Further recalls.
Found the ingredient Methanol in my recommended mouthwash from my dental hygienist. I will go back to my old Crest Pro- Advanced mouth wash.
Thanks again for bringing this to our attention!.
SO, throw out the methanol-based products AND don't worry too much about the limited exposure you may have had.
All manufactured in Mexico. GA, I had heard this on the news as well. Thanks for posting. Sounds like it was discovered by random sampling.