The FDA warns against new immotes of food and beverages
Whatever you do, do not eat and drink this substance by accident.
We can all enjoy a disinfectant of the hands that is sold in a beautiful packaging, but some companies making the substance to kill the germ are called to useVery misleading packaging. Marketing is so misleading that consumers are confused on the purpose of the product and that the consequences are revealedfatal.
The FDA recently publishes a warning on alcohol-based alcoholhand disinfectant This is currently packed in anything from plastic water bottles with packaging that uses compatible apple sauces. (In touch:13 quick and healthy snack ideas for children)
"I am more and more concerned about the hand disinfectant that would seem to be consumable products, such as baby food or beverages. These products could confuse consumers to accidentally ingest a potentially fatal product. It is dangerous to add perfumes with flavors of food disinfectants that children might think that food, eat and get an intoxication on alcohol, "said Commissioner of FDA Stephen Mr. Hahn, MDin a report.
Some brands put a hand disinfectant in vodka bottles, juice bottles and child food pockets for reasons of novelty, however, in some cases, it has been at the expense of consumer confusion. The FDA recently received a report that a buyer bought what appeared to be a bottle of normal water at the store when it was really disinfecting disguised hands like water. Another point of concern is that, in addition to being packed in children-friendly pockets, some hand disinfectants are built with cartoons and could easily deceive a child in the thought of food.
Ingest even a small amount of hand disinfecting could be fatal to a young child who can be attracted by bright colors and packaging designs. The FDA advises against the purchasehand disinfecting Products which contain specific ingredients, such as methanol or 1-propanol, which could be particularly fatal if it is consumed. As a general rule, the Agency has increased adverse effects related to the accidental consumption of hand disinfecting, including the effects of the cardiac and central nervous system, as well as hospitalizations and deaths, reported to poison control centers and to the state departments of health.
Now that you know this kind of packaging forhand disinfectant Exist, be sure to read the label in full before cracking this bottle of mineral water. For more, discoverThese 14 hand sanitizers could be toxic, warns the FDA.