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The CDC is not sure why people might drink hand sanitizer. Children might do it by mistake, and some people may think it's a good substitute for alcoholic drinks.

Per the CDC, hand sanitizer needs to contain at least 60% alcohol. Tito's Handmade Vodka is 40% alcohol, and therefore does not meet the current recommendation of the CDC.

But if soap and water are not available, using a hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol can help you avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others," the CDC says.

This CDC research also indicates that over 800 cases of sanitizer poisoning were intentional. That suggests older children might be deliberately misusing or abusing alcohol hand sanitizers.

Tito's said, "Per the CDC, hand sanitizer needs to contain at least 60% alcohol. Tito's Handmade Vodka is 40% alcohol, and therefore does not meet the current recommendation of the CDC.

Per the CDC, hand sanitizer needs to contain at least 60% alcohol. Tito's Handmade Vodka is 40% alcohol, and therefore does not meet the current recommendation of the CDC.

The National Poison Data System recorded more than 70,000 cases of children ingesting hand sanitizer from 2011 to 2014, according to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC.

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Ethyl alcohol or Ethanol at 60%-95% Isopropyl alcohol at 70%-91.3% The CDC offers recommendations for properly using hand sanitizer, including rubbing hands for about 20 seconds until dry.

The Austin, Texas-based distillery responded to the tweets with the same message: “Per the CDC, hand sanitizer needs to contain at least 60% alcohol.