Hand sanitizer recall: FDA says Medically Minded brand found to contain methanol By Austin Williams The World Health Organization's recipe for DIY sanitizer While many of the ingredients needed to make the formulas at home may appear unconventional, they can actually be purchased online or at a local pharmacy. LOS ANGELES - Global Sanitizers, a wholesale producer, manufacturer and distributor of sanitizer solutions announced Thursday that is is voluntarily recalling 50,000 units of Medically Minded hand sanitizers after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration determined that the products contained methanol. The FDA is warning consumers that large quantities of methanol can have severe health consequences including seizures, permanent blindness, permanent damage to the body’s nervous system and even death.