Health Canada Testing Confirms Bio Life Hand Sanitizer by Bio Life Sciences Corp./10932540 Canada Inc. Contains Methanol, Which May Cause Serious Health Issues, Especially If Ingested
January 30, 2021 at 02:28 am IST
Health Canada testing confirmed that Bio Life hand sanitizer by Bio Life Sciences Corp./10932540 Canada Inc. (Bio Life) contains methanol, which may cause serious health issues, especially if ingested. Testing also showed that it does not contain enough ethanol to be an effective sanitizer. At the direction of Health Canada, Bio Life recalled all lots of Bio Life hand sanitizer in November 2020 due to suspected methanol. Given the confirmed health risk, Health Canada is reminding Canadians to stop using this product if they have it. Bio Life recalled another hand sanitizer, Daily Shield, in October 2020 because of the presence of methanol and insufficient ethanol. The Bio Life and Daily Shield products were sold at retail stores across Canada.