On animal tests, 1-propanol is 2 to 4 times as potent to the central nervous system as ethanol—or normal alcohol. A person takes from a bottle of hydroalcoholic hand sanitizer on March 5 ...

The new additions contain a substance known as 1-propanol, which if ingested can depress the central nervous system and cause death. “FDA is warning consumers and health care professionals about ...

The 1-propanol-containing products have subsequently been added to the FDA’s “do not use” list of hand sanitizers, which now includes more than 100 such products. The list of unsafe hand ...

Certain products — including those made by Harmonic Nature in Mexico — were found to be contaminated with 1-propanol, which can be toxic and life-threatening when ingested, according to the ...

The agency flagged multiple products that contain methanol or 1-propanol, which can be deadly when ingested. The products were added to a list of more than 130 potentially dangerous or ineffective ...