Benzene in Hand Sanitizer

[Throck]

https://www.valisure.com/blog/valisure-news/valisure-detects-benzene-in-hand-sanitizers/


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Valisure Detects Benzene in Hand Sanitizers
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VALISURE DETECTS KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN BENZENE IN SEVERAL HAND SANITIZER PRODUCTS AND REQUESTS FDA ACTIONS

Samples from 44 hand sanitizer products contained benzene, an industrial chemical known to cause leukemia and carry other serious health risks

NEW HAVEN, CT – MARCH 24, 2021 – Valisure has tested and detected benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several batches across multiple brands of hand sanitizer, which are considered drug products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Benzene is known to cause cancer in humans according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and other regulatory agencies. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) defines benzene as a carcinogen and lists “inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact” as exposure routes. The FDA states that benzene should not be used in the manufacture of any component of a drug product because of its unacceptable toxicity; however, to meet the high demand for hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 public health emergency, FDA has allowed an interim limit of 2 parts per million (ppm) for benzene


This is really bad for medical professionals using it continuously at work.

[gab13by13]

1. Not if they are using the hand sanitizers without benzene.

You get what you pay for.

[SheltieLover]

2. Make your own

90% alcohol.& aloe gel. 👍

[ratchiweenie]

7. Yes. As soon as alcohol and aloe were available again, we started making our own. Works

great and much less expensive. Before we could get 70%+ alcohol, my husband bought a 1/2 gal bottle of Everclear and we used that.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Benzene?

You mean that stuff in gasoline that we breathe every day?

[blue sky at night]

4. Wow....

Lots of information at the link except the most important thing: Brand Names!! WTF?

[hunter]

5. I remember when college organic chemistry labs reeked of benzene.

So did gasoline, especially while leaded gasoline was being phased out. (Benzene is an octane booster.)

Today benzene levels in gasoline are tightly regulated, averaging less than 1% by volume.

Nevertheless gasoline is still one of the more carcinogenic substances people commonly handle.

Benzene is one of those substances that makes its way into drinking water when people flush it down the drain or spill gasoline. This is why leaky gas station tanks are such a problem.

[Beringia]

6. Not good

[Klaralven]

8. Study Finds Carcinogens in Alcoholic Beverages

And there are many in alcoholic beverages, his team found, as the commercial samples of alcoholic beverages contained above-trace levels of arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and lead, among others. As expected, the carcinogen with the highest concentration in all alcoholic drinks is ethanol. In corresponding animal research, these compounds have been linked to cancer, especially in the mouth and throat.

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/study-finds-carcinogens-in-alcoholic-beverages-46646