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# Import Alert on Hand Sanitizers from Mexico
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/import-alert-on-hand-sanitizers-from-mexico/
- Published: 2021-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:44:08.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5148526

Faced with ongoing safety concerns about hand sanitizers coming from Mexico, FDA has decided to place all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from the country on [import alert](https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=fnjKVEtEq7-2F-2B3m6pq3DC0C9Lk5A-2B33xuTsmrUm-2F-2F7Refpu78IolQnQq2EsuijLR-2FLfIaiY9raTsHS0z-2BmT7HeQ1bG7Vd2vH5Ti9G-2B5oh-2FJR2oVqNKKwjqO9fdRx6c2VCold2QVqdiEmCGy6MDysC9zGDRsUS-2BUrI-2FlSrobORSN4fSzfO6BbAq5aNeTKkynHt1ExXywvhXSUQK5vkGvkomm7D3XgWs3M-2BBWpFu2UyTJcSn4rs7-2Fqjf7X0emfb7-2B-2BcAxBfOnw-2FWp-2B36Z8xCdzPf1mnzXq-2FeOyzZEaWUR3Yzbfeymq6REb-2BLNVjOkoi9TKj3NniKap2SqRDlSblgC9fcSW8fZOMgwCta5SXRPtBQWHSv4G1mZteEz19-2BUy4U0ECB2do6CD-2FJ26kTxaZ9h88QT8s8JOHFsq079ppxJ6oVJVrO-2FV9CAvx5Sc1VCsRxw25RaOCJkvY3pTvp21u-2BU-2BOydpV57AiJ6TnLKWj561N-2BCMGMa1vvpileZ1x-2B5SgFr8kEdG4NgMO5ndRpj-2B-2F4NTZB-2B1xzSL3FQXua-2BUlYn5fBciG7id0suAd-2FABViLgxd6URMe8PS-2FrjJtrp5SMPKYBgj3EdrLB7nm-2FCXv-2FNRixykx-2FjzEJ-2Fv0H6mH2cvJx7HzoHStDlcuf7otSTKqdLoXLmlR8xtA5BsYREfg75sO-2BfjB-2BIp2HycBE12Z-2BArh5d9S72KB2hjAbdhkK-2FC-2Bl-2BRBJTaSyTASkHaax9Ywii-2BsCZq9q8s5ZfJ-2FsxaV99526xxsBid1tmu1oiWFl7XtM8HJARgG9vPpbgHBMYtbVLHzYf6ZM-3DpJgP%5Ff0D7hj0BJ4b-2F7NuVqzPDs7FGiq8VLIwAX0sPSotqoLIZH-2BlHUpIN1Fpx16wXLzBItZQB-2B865N-2BRM-2FfR3UV9b-2B8tkQ01Sq6IOoc4IVJDRq7md35d9Aq2dFwN38nPRA65pVvLzLfStir219pZLp0kqghMAN4jRo513HapsF8PISpbybWEWGOyBaGnw4U0WdALaKDHH-2F0-2Fggfrrgmyf0Xgts6Am7BhQzchSdi-2F3Hkrke1o5eT9f-2BIdDLRI2dtAoa-2Bnyh-2Fo6csySvWfwZuXrJgeb6qrdk5e00uIEM695AyQCv5-2Fsx0YpI9Aym0J46OeEFT13G5xpa9d3MbfDSLnVgrC5yw-3D-3D&ref=fdaweb.com) to intercept them until the agency is able to review their safety. “Over the course of the ongoing pandemic, the agency has seen a sharp increase in [hand sanitizer products](https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=fnjKVEtEq7-2F-2B3m6pq3DC0C9Lk5A-2B33xuTsmrUm-2F-2F7Refpu78IolQnQq2EsuijLR-2FLfIaiY9raTsHS0z-2BmT7HeZEaIlmeCFhpJewnv-2FSXRDTKUlPtRgn5FaltjM-2BQy045I6NJ-2Fsjmm1ABjsz-2FtnB04DjhptQXrDs5aunFTKGfWu7gCZWLhDDzUe7JjtAJFZmnMhw5guQ5cKuA7gFVw1JKSmq3qlu5LsEr6FvSIefokhCK6kTOmMb-2BUScRzJ09jXcyNxQnUoo-2B1k92WOMaEA9YOVyEYXYwD-2Fd05fW0wXqDeeeoY4B5mJpUOoLWsRMrNJ-2F-2Bxsszz-2F8sdsk0WNCyoEsTfp96kNxCK-2BXNbdBoAlojU2xOCBNhe-2Fs1eemp7l-2BtqqUvDhE9ykD8vPs-2BbPXXGtlH2waTK2frcTYmCvRqGHUobZGYcd-2BgU3eGZH1JG7zznIWjhZhZQ7sIprw3ZwU3wlpUjhNUVTTao9vNmVEhhf3vTU4ab6CtCIzZj1TIahiIT375w2DuwFKOf4NPELKgHYjPZJWLZpJizdlhdwEAEnE0sxYQo-2FjLJ0rkn8GYt-2FFGhSmORuzAs6T7TQKYSnI0rw-2BI5NkKhLzSdF2YSBxwA86HhT57lgi9xjZVMZJKI-2F4-2F8MDY08u-2BUk7jSw2NjLdngdj6hJopZAbxFJwEk8Z2F9eXMKR5T9QiPl-2BSPDNClPCoZxUim65sbRhkRsaVXaGUmgw-2BBKBvqUIIwQIMPdPjaG-2Bk-2BpMpz7akn6fiOxk36Y7TYKDiUQdbg7HmmQXfxKmymgMm2QQ3EnB-2FR1lxmM1GHISJ5erjs6193o00nhpBKey4YOvPZXTEYzjZpsYdAQCsiS5XDssHN1ccGGykoPtM5o2mKAw-3D8JK7%5Ff0D7hj0BJ4b-2F7NuVqzPDs7FGiq8VLIwAX0sPSotqoLIZH-2BlHUpIN1Fpx16wXLzBItZQB-2B865N-2BRM-2FfR3UV9b-2B8tkQ01Sq6IOoc4IVJDRq7md35d9Aq2dFwN38nPRA65pVvLzLfStir219pZLp0kqghMAN4jRo513HapsF8PISpbybWEWGOyBaGnw4U0WdALaKGV8Ra98D8V2YmHFyTJM5l0m8mjgGoxHjcfxFWRZEelLlfZnoWB-2F-2B3HQOJV55eVKz9BxbflPg3vfLm7W9Sgpx8SK4k5jyNQZtFoM2OKQ9ZmsmuRhJZCz-2F9MXQGh7CIDp-2B-2FpJqF-2Bs0m0qMakKuMrFSQ-3D-3D&ref=fdaweb.com) from Mexico that were labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but tested positive for methanol contamination,” the agency says. Methanol (wood alcohol) is toxic when absorbed through the skin and life-threatening when ingested, and it is not an authorized ingredient for use in hand sanitizers or other drugs.