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Daily Shield hand sanitizer recall expanded

If you are using a Daily Shield brand of hand sanitizer, you should likely toss it.

Health Canada had earlier said the brand pulled off shelves at Dollarama stores across the country was a counterfeit but now the agency says that’s not the case.

Health Canada says the sanitizer doesn’t have enough ethanol in it to effectively kill germs and also contains methanol that can cause serious health issues, including death if ingested.

Health Canada has suspended the manufacturer’s, Mississauga based  Bio Life Sciences Corp.’s product licences.

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