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The FDA just updated its list of hand sanitizers you should avoid to include products that contain the deadly chemical methanol | Business Insider India
![Following several poisonings, Arizona health officials issue warning about toxic contaminant found in some hand sanitizers Following several poisonings, Arizona health officials issue warning about toxic contaminant found in some hand sanitizers](https://www.kold.com/resizer/djaZZlWS2YCP8gRKvmE-r0PVVnI=/arc-photo-gray/arc3-prod/public/7ERROLLYSVH63JQWRLCAZCLPBE.png)
Following several poisonings, Arizona health officials issue warning about toxic contaminant found in some hand sanitizers
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![Chronic methanol toxicity through topical and inhalational routes presenting as vision loss and restricted diffusion of the optic nerves on MRI: A case report and literature review - ScienceDirect Chronic methanol toxicity through topical and inhalational routes presenting as vision loss and restricted diffusion of the optic nerves on MRI: A case report and literature review - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S240565022030037X-gr1.jpg)
Chronic methanol toxicity through topical and inhalational routes presenting as vision loss and restricted diffusion of the optic nerves on MRI: A case report and literature review - ScienceDirect
![CDC on X: "Hand sanitizers containing methanol may be toxic when swallowed or absorbed through the skin. Do NOT use products that contain methanol: https://t.co/Afb4u29gGc. https://t.co/ZpMnl6FeOh" / X CDC on X: "Hand sanitizers containing methanol may be toxic when swallowed or absorbed through the skin. Do NOT use products that contain methanol: https://t.co/Afb4u29gGc. https://t.co/ZpMnl6FeOh" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdYfQcMX0AE-ywF.jpg)
CDC on X: "Hand sanitizers containing methanol may be toxic when swallowed or absorbed through the skin. Do NOT use products that contain methanol: https://t.co/Afb4u29gGc. https://t.co/ZpMnl6FeOh" / X
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Hidden threat lurking behind the alcohol sanitizers in COVID‐19 outbreak - Emami - 2020 - Dermatologic Therapy - Wiley Online Library
![Governor Mike DeWine on X: "The @OHdeptofhealth has also issued a warning about methanol-based hand sanitizers. Methanol can cause poisoning when absorbed through the skin and blindness or death when swallowed. Follow Governor Mike DeWine on X: "The @OHdeptofhealth has also issued a warning about methanol-based hand sanitizers. Methanol can cause poisoning when absorbed through the skin and blindness or death when swallowed. Follow](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eb8pWinWAAEgr-l.jpg)