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Is it safe to eat or touch food after using antibacterial hand gels? or those gels should be rinsed with water before touching/eating food?

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Safe: It is generally safe to eat food after using hand gels. The alcohol that kills most of the bugs will evaporate. There is however a residue often left over on your hands, but these tend to be the fragrance or moisturizer or delivery medium left over.

Answered 4/9/2014

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