"Strange old world just keeps getting stranger" department:
Some schools across the country have banned alcohol-based sanitizers from
classrooms. These products can pose a serious poisoning risk to children if
consumed inappropriately. Not only do today`s most-common sanitizers consist of
up to 70 percent ethyl alcohol, a higher alcohol percentage than many hard
liquors, in 2006 The Association of Poison Control Centers reported 12,000 cases
of child-related alcohol poisoning linked to alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Honest, officer, I haven't had a thing to drink. I just used my hand sanitizer, then scratched my nose, that's all.
I don't know quite what to make of the linked article, by the way. It appears to be a news story from Reuters, but the last several paragraphs seem to be an advertisment for Smart & Silky Instant Foaming Hand Sanitizer, one of the non-alcohol products out there. Before the FTC launches an inquiry into whether I'm getting paid for this, I hasten to add that I prefer my aloe-scented sanitizer, a mere 62 percent ethyl alcohol.
