post over the weekend it asked a simple question. “Would you send your child to school with a naggin of vodka?”Because, as the NPIC points out, a 100ml bottle of 80 per cent alcohol hand sanitiser has the same amount of alcohol as a 200ml bottle of 40 per cent vodka.Yes the NPIC warns that even small amounts of hand sanitiser if consumed can lead to INTOXICATION .
Many parents posting on the NPIC’s Facebook post criticising it for being alarmist and are seeking actual evidence that children have been ingesting hand sanitiser and asking whether it has been a previously documented problem. Others said it was the parents’ responsibility to teach their children not drink their hand sanitiser.Many schools are doing that, even those who are saying they have sufficient stocks in school dispensing units.Talk to your school and talk to your child.