The Food and Drug Administration along with Jarman's Midwest Cleaning Systems Inc. had issued a recall for several hand sanitizing products over concerns they contain methanol.
The recalled hand sanitizers include Alcohol Antiseptic 80% Topical Solution and Isopropyl Alcohol Antiseptic 75% Topical Solution, the FDA notice states.
The products were available in markets in 1-gallon clear or white plastic bottles and in a case of four bottles.
Customers are asked to dispose of the recalled products or contact the company.
Methanol can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or even deadly if ingested; people with “substantial” exposure to methanol develop symptoms that include vomiting, headaches, blurred vision, and seizures.
“Although all persons using these products on their hands are at risk, young children who accidentally ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol substitute are most at risk for methanol poisoning,” the notice added.
Customers who have been exposed to products containing methanol and showing symptoms “should seek immediate treatment for a potential reversal of toxic effects of methanol poisoning.”
