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all but 1 are manufactured in Mexico, yet this is not directly stated in the headline, nor the abstract. curious.

• untog 6y ago
  Why should it be? If 90% of all sanitizers produced in Mexico were dangerous then it makes sense to include it in the headline: that’s useful information for the reader. But if it’s a tiny minority then knowing the country of origin doesn’t actually help the reader make a choice in the store. In any case, this isn’t a new article, it’s an FDA dataset. It isn’t supposed to be editorialised.
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• vikramkr 6y ago
  Why is that "curious?" They clearly state they're putting these on import alert to prevent them from entering the country, it's not like they're hiding anything. If they put out a blanked statement it would impact all Mexican manufacturers, including the ones that aren't contaminated, while giving people a false sense of security with all non-mexican origin products, when the lack of listings from other regions may just be because the FDA prioritized first looking into sanitizers that shared a similar supply chain and simply haven't gotten around to testing enough others yet to determine how widespread the problem is.
• rsynnott 6y ago
  It's a recall, so that doesn't particularly relevant. In fact, it could have two harmful effects if that narrative took hold. a) It could cause people to avoid all hand sanitiser from Mexico. Given that supplies are still uncertain, this could lead people to avoid using hand sanitiser at all, with negative effects. b) It could cause people to incorrectly assume it's only a problem with products from Mexico, causing them to ignore future recalls. Realistically, given the massive rampup in production of the stuff, there will be more recalls.