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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

Person taken to hospital after ingesting hand sanitiser supplied by Australia’s largest privately owned hotel chain

Bottles of Dr Schwartz Hand Sanitiser, which has been recalled in Australia
Dr Schwartz Hand Sanitiser, which was supplied to hotel guests, has been recalled. Composite: ACCC

A person was hospitalised with acute methanol poisoning after ingesting a now-recalled hand sanitiser while staying at Australia’s largest privately owned hotel chain, Queensland health authorities say.

The Dr Schwartz Hand Sanitiser was recalled on Wednesday by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after it was identified to contain a high concentration of methanol.

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