FDA places all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on import alert
From CNN s Andrea Diaz
The US Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a nationwide import alert until the agency is able to review the products’ safety. Over the course of the ongoing pandemic, the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products from Mexico that were labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but tested positive for methanol contamination, the FDA said in a news release on Tuesday.
According to the FDA, methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and can be life-threatening if ingested. This substance is not an acceptable ingredient in hand sanitizer or other any drugs in the United States.
Thailand reports more than 800 new Covid-19 cases amid mass testing drive
From CNN s Kocha Olarn in Bangkok
Thailand on Wednesday reported its second highest number of daily Covid-19 cases after a mass testing drive in the kingdom s hardest-hit province.
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced 819 total new infections on Wednesday, including 808 local transmissions.
The new cases are from a mass testing program being carried out in Samut Sakhon province the origin of Thailand’s most recent wave, the CCSA said.
Wednesday s figures raise the national total to 15,465 cases, including 76 deaths.
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