FDA: Please, don’t drink hand sanitizer—even if it’s sold in… a beer can?

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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a warning to consumers about hand sanitizers that are flavored and packaged in food and drink containers, which increases the risk of people accidentally drinking them, particularly children.

According to the warning, the agency has found hand sanitizers with flavorings such as chocolate and raspberry, and in packaging including beer cans, water bottles, juice bottles, vodka bottles, and children's snack pouches-some of which were marketed with cartoons aimed at children.

I am increasingly concerned about hand sanitizer being packaged to appear to be consumable products, such as baby food or beverages," FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement. These products could confuse consumers into accidentally ingesting a potentially deadly product. It's dangerous to add scents with food flavors to hand sanitizers which children could think smells like food, eat and get alcohol poisoning."

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