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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers grows daily and now includes a product made in the United States. Hand sanitizer made by Leiper’s Fork Distillery in ...

Look at the packaging of your hand sanitizer. You should see an expiration date, typically printed on the top or back. Since hand sanitizer is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it’s ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced recalls of several hand sanitizers due to the potential presence of methanol. Methanol is a toxic alcohol that can have adverse effects, such as ...

A hand sanitizer is a gel that contains alcohol. It was developed for washing hands when soap and water are unavailable. This gel helps kill germs like bacteria and viruses present in the skin, thus ...

Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is a clear, colorless alcohol that is an ingredient in many hand sanitizers. It is effective at killing a range of bacteria and viruses. In this article, we look at why hand ...