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There is methanol in all alcohol we drink. This study[1] proposes that up to 2% methanol would be fine in usual cases but .4% (the EU's limit) gives a greater m

There is methanol in all alcohol we drink. This study[1] proposes that up to 2% methanol would be fine in usual cases but .4% (the EU's limit) gives a greater margin of safety. It is conceivable that this is a costly overreaction by the FDA - you'd have to use far more hand sanitizer to absorb enough methanol to hurt you. To what degree will loss of hand sanitizer further the spread of Covid19? Reading the FDA press releases a little deeper, we find, of course, we are mostly concerned about the safety of those who might drink hand sanitizer. Of course. Of course we should be concerned about this risk. Of course. But at what cost? [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11926610/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11926610/

sigstoat 6y ago
> To what degree will loss of hand sanitizer further the spread of Covid19? somewhere around not at all. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/scourge-hygiene-theater/614599/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/scourge-hy... https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent...
- glofish 6y ago
  another way to say this, hand sanitizing does not do anything (good) probably harms you in ways that today we are not keen on investigating