A hand sanitiser made by a brand called Shield is being urgently recalled.
The product is potentially lethal, as it contains a chemical called methanol (measured value: 3.4%).
An alert for the recall was posted on the The Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
According to the alert, ingestion or contact with methanol leads to blindness and death because the chemical is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eye.
It has reportedly been sold online, particularly via eBay, Kent Live reports.
The alert, classed as serious, says: "The product contains an insufficient amount of ethanol and propan-2-ol (measured values: ? 0.05% and ? 0.1%, respectively).
"Consequently, it does not kill bacteria or viruses, which could then reach the user, increasing the risk of infection.
"The product does contain methanol (measured value: 3.4%), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eye.
"Ingestion or contact with methanol leads to blindness and death.
"Furthermore, the presence of methanol is not accompanied by the corresponding hazard pictograms and warnings.
"Users have therefore no information on the toxicity and flammability of the product, which in the presence of an ignition source, could lead to a fire."
