Claim: Posts have been doing the rounds on social media claiming that touching your pets after using hand sanitizer can be toxic for the pets. The posts claim that hand sanitizer is similar to anti-freeze and contains ethanol glycol which can be toxic if pets lick it.
Fact-check: Is hand sanitizer same as anti-freeze and does it prove toxic for pets? Here's the truth
Verdict: our investigation confirms that the viral claims are false as hand sanitizer is not the same as anti-freeze and touching your pets after using hand sanitizer will not prove toxic to them.
Organisation: NewsMobile
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Date published: 2020-04-27T06:30:45