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ARCHIVED Purell Hand Sanitizer
MataMan replied to Nic's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Your'son's school is in the minority at this point---many schools have been reacting to new media profiles throughout the past year highlighting the dangers of alcohol-based hand sanitizers--including a 2006 US Poison Control report profiling 12,000 cases of child-related alcohol poisoning directly attributable to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Not popular... -
ARCHIVED Purell Hand Sanitizer
MataMan replied to Nic's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I'm not a scientist, but a manufacturer of an alcohol-free hand sanitizer called Soapopular. This product was introduced in Canada two years ago and was brought in to the US six months ago. Major retailers, including Target, are now carrying it. In addition, because school systems throughout the United States are systematically banning alcohol-based products... -
ARCHIVED Purell Hand Sanitizer
MataMan replied to Nic's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers do kill a variety of germs-they also kill industrial floor wax. And when applied to an open wound or abrasion, introduce a significant risk of infection. Aside from the 2006 report from the US Poison Control Center that linked alcohol-based hand sanitizers to 12,000 cases of child-related alcohol-poisoning, the nature of the...