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COVID-19: List Of Hand Sanitizers To Avoid Now Nears 90, FDA Says In New Warning COVID-19: List Of Hand Sanitizers To Avoid Now Nears 90, FDA Says In New Warning
Covid-19: List Of Hand Sanitizers To Avoid Now Nears 90, FDA Says In New Warning The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The list has now grown to nearly 90 products being recalled. Methanol, also known as wood alcohol, can be toxic when ingested or absorbed through the skin, according to FDA said. The agency said it's aware of adults and children ingesting hand sanitizer products contaminated with methanol t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Distilleries In Litchfield, Fairfield County Shift To Making Hand Sanitizer COVID-19: Distilleries In Litchfield, Fairfield County Shift To Making Hand Sanitizer
Covid-19: Distilleries In Litchfield, Fairfield County Shift To Making Hand Sanitizer Help has arrived. Some Connecticut distilleries have traded spirits for hand sanitizer as they do their best to help stop the spread of novel coronavirus. SoNo 1420, which has locations throughout Fairfield County, and the Litchfield Distillery have become the latest to use their facilities to produce and distribute hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 outbreak. According to SoNo, “our gins and vodkas are distilled from 100 percent gluten-free corn to create a 95 percent pure ethanol base,” the owners said. “We are now using this base to make a hand sanitizer using a formulation recommended by…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: With Store Shelves Wiped Clean, Here's How To Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer COVID-19: With Store Shelves Wiped Clean, Here's How To Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer
Covid-19: With Store Shelves Wiped Clean, Here's How To Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer With commercial hand sanitizing products flying off store shelves as the novel strain of the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, some have started creating their own, homemade version of the liquid. Globally, as of Thursday, March 12, there have been 129,589 confirmed coronavirus cases that resulted in 4,749 deaths. In the United States, there have been 1,364 confirmed cases that resulted in 38 deaths. The Spruce, a website that offers “real-life tips and inspiration to help you make your best home,” has offered tips for how both adults and children can create their own hand s…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Admits To Drug Charge Related To OD Death Man Admits To Drug Charge Related To OD Death
Man Admits To Drug Charge Related To OD Death A Connecticut man has admitted to handing out the Adderall that led to a fatal overdose. Wallingford resident Timothy Estridge has pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of, amphetamine in court in New Haven, for his role in the death of a 38-year-old man. On Dec. 16 last year, the Wallingford Police Department and paramedics were dispatched to an area home after receiving an emergency 9-1-1 call reporting the death of a man. The caller who reported the death did not leave contact information and was not at the scene when first responders arrive…

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by Zak Failla
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Overdose Death Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges For CT Man Overdose Death Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges For CT Man
Overdose Death Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges For CT Man An alleged drug dealer in Connecticut has been brought up on multiple charges after allegedly selling a series of drugs to a 38-year-old man who later died of an overdose. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a grand jury in Hartford has returned a four-count indictment on Thursday charging Wallingford resident Timothy Estridge, 37, with multiple drug charges. According to the indictment, on Dec. 16 last year, the Wallingford Police Department and paramedics were dispatched to a local residence following an emergency 911 call where the call…

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by Zak Failla