Serious health hazard – If ingested alcohol based sanitiser may cause serious injury and even death.
Flammable – Alcohol based sanitisers are HIGHLY flammable and are not safe for airfreight transportation
Acute toxicity – Alcohol based sanitisers made with methanol or contaminated with 1-propanol are toxic when in contact with the skin
Environmental Hazard – Alcohol based sanitisers when not disposed properly are toxic to aquatic organisms and may cause long lasting environmental effects.
Unregulated products pose a major threat to consumers who have little to know knowledge of products contents or whether the stated contents are correct. Hence the rise of the “backyard” sanitiser industry.