The US Food and Drug Administration doesn’t water down its explanation for providing guidance on testing for methanol in alcohol-containing drugs.
Memories Of COVID-19 Hand Sanitizer Problems Kept Fresh In US FDA Methanol Test Guidance
During COVID-19 public health emergency FDA “became aware of reports of fatal methanol poisoning of consumers who ingested alcohol-based hand sanitizer products that were manufactured with methanol or methanol-contaminated ethanol,” agency says in guidance introduction.
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