On August 29th, 2022, the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products issued the Circular of the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products on the Non-compliance of 20 batches of drugs (No.39 of 2022). Unexpectedly, the methanol content of Huoxiang Zhengqi water (batch number: 2021013,2021046) produced by Sichuan Nanchong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Taiji Group in this list is unqualified. After the incident, the company also initiated a recall of this batch of products. This time, the company suffered heavy losses.
But why recall unqualified methanol, causing this loss? In fact, many people don't know what methanol is.
Methanol is a colorless volatile liquid with an alcohol smell. It can be used as a pesticide and is also one of the original raw materials of formaldehyde. Other names are hydroxymethylmethane, lignin alcohol and lignin. If you accidentally ingest more than 0.3 grams. Every kilogram can be fatal. Soluble in water, if mixed with air or sprayed, the mixture may explode. At this time, as long as there is an open flame or a heat source, an explosion will occur. The most terrible thing is that methanol is colorless, but it will taste like alcohol. If it is accidentally mixed with wine, people who eat methanol and alcohol by mistake will lead to blindness or liver disease. If the dose of methanol taken by mistake is relatively small, it will be metabolized into toluene or formic acid in the body. But when the one-time dose is too large, it will lead to acute poisoning. It can lead to dizziness and headache, and there is a feeling of being drunk.
Secondly, it will affect gastrointestinal function, lead to respiratory failure, and ultimately endanger life. Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is sometimes applied to the skin by some people orally or externally. If methanol does not meet the standard, it will be harmful to health. However, pure methanol is rarely sold in the market at present. Except for some related laboratories, few articles containing methanol can be seen. The state has strict control over this aspect. In the past, the country would provide ethanol gasoline, but now because of environmental awareness, and the use of ethanol gasoline is polluting and toxic. So now the country has banned it. Now, about methanol, ordinary people rarely have access to it. If you accidentally eat or touch the skin by mistake, you must clean it up in time and induce vomiting. To avoid being absorbed, clean it up before going to the hospital. For acute poisoning, time is against time, otherwise it will be too late to go to the hospital, and the toxin has already done harm to you.