People warned not to spray ethyl alcohol on food in attempt to kill COVID-19

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is warning people not to spray ethyl alcohol directly onto their food, in the misbelief that the substance can kill the COVID-19 virus.

 

Ethyl alcohol, used in the manufacture of sanitizer gels among other things, is colourless in its original form, highly inflammable and is capable of killing pathogens, but it is not suitable for human consumption.

 

According to the TFDA, there are different grades of alcohol, including food-grade alcohol, which is used in the food processing industry, especially in the production of raw materials, or used as a food ingredient in very small amounts, with the exception of alcoholic drinks.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/people-warned-not-to-spray-ethyl-alcohol-on-food-in-attempt-to-kill-covid-19/

 

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[worgeordie]

This is just a warning, I cannot believe people are actually spraying 

ethyl alcohol on their food, unless you are a wino ????

regards worgeordie

[RotBenz8888]

My lord, the ignorance here has no limits... 

[richard_smith237]

15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

but it is not suitable for human consumption.

Damn..... does that mean no more ‘Hand-Sanitiser and Cokes’  ?

[internationalism]

it's hospital alcohol, with very bitter taste, to prevent medics from stealing it and alcoholics and kids from abusing it for 70b per litre.

It's safe for drinking. It's methyl alcohol which can make people go blind

[pseudorabies]

Great.  First we have to wear face masks during sex.  Now ethanol is not fit for human consumption.  Some of these announcements read like they were written at The Onion.

 

I don't see anything wrong with rinsing food with 70% ethanol as long as it's just ethanol and water AND it isn't done in front of an open flame.  The problem as I see it is that it's hard to find ethanol in Thailand that isn't formulated with fragrance, dye, and other ingredients that you probably don't want to be eating.  

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, internationalism said:

it's hospital alcohol, with very bitter taste, to prevent medics from stealing it and alcoholics and kids from abusing it for 70b per litre.

It's safe for drinking. It's methyl alcohol which can make people go blind

Phew... thats a relief !!... 

[tomacht8]

30 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

This is just a warning, I cannot believe people are actually spraying 

ethyl alcohol on their food, unless you are a wino ????

regards worgeordie

I think that is related to their last recommendation: sex only with a mask. If you then switch to the 69 position for safety reasons, the question of the sterility of the food actually arises. It would of course be stupid to light the after sex cigarette right next to alcohol-drenched bodyparts. ????????????

 

 

Edited August 23, 2021 by tomacht8

[ben2talk]

I wouldn't do that, bleach works much better.

[fishtank]

Not even Thais are that stupid surely.

[dj230]

You can actually just put the food in a microwave or fridge because both hot and cold temperatures should 'kill' the virus 

[internationalism]

1 hour ago, dj230 said:

You can actually just put the food in a microwave or fridge because both hot and cold temperatures should 'kill' the virus 

thrives in cold.

several examples from the last year imported frozen food, beef from south america to china, australia.

Large out brakes in slaughterhouses around the world. Including meet processing factories in thailand

[JayClay]

Surely there's a point where we have to stop with all the warnings and just let natural selection take it's course?

[internationalism]

6 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Surely there's a point where we have to stop with all the warnings and just let natural selection take it's course?

bitter taste from chemicals in hospital alcohol will put punters from overeating and extend their lifespan by 5 years above the average population

[rabas]

3 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

I think that is related to their last recommendation: sex only with a mask.

Woops! Did I get that wrong?  I thought they recommended having sex with people wearing masks.  At least that's what I told them...

[ukrules]

3 hours ago, dj230 said:

You can actually just put the food in a microwave or fridge because both hot and cold temperatures should 'kill' the virus 

Lol, you can preserve a virus indefinitely by freezing it

[Anton9]

Are there really people paranoid enough to do something like this?

Probably yes

[kimamey]

6 hours ago, internationalism said:

it's hospital alcohol, with very bitter taste, to prevent medics from stealing it and alcoholics and kids from abusing it for 70b per litre.

It's safe for drinking. It's methyl alcohol which can make people go blind

That's a relief I thought it was masturbation.

[kimamey]

6 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

I think that is related to their last recommendation: sex only with a mask. If you then switch to the 69 position for safety reasons, the question of the sterility of the food actually arises. It would of course be stupid to light the after sex cigarette right next to alcohol-drenched bodyparts. ????????????

 

 

'alcohol-drenched bodyparts'

I must suggest that to the wife when I finally get back.

[Damrongsak]

4 minutes ago, kimamey said:

That's a relief I thought it was masturbation.

You have to use rubbing alcohol for that, not methanol.

[lujanit]

Hmmm, denatured ethanol is made principally to get around excise.  The addition of methanol (or other similar additives) which makes the consumption poisonous makes ethanol non-taxable.

 

This has been doing the rounds of social media for a while now.  It is an extension of spraying parcels delivered to home by spraying them first.  People who don't know any better and who can't think logically subscribe to this nonsense.

[Ralf001]

Be nice if ignorant shop owners stopped drenching money with alcohol, its a task to get wet limp notes back into the wallet.

[HeijoshinCool]

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I just add some bleach to my beer at mealtime...

[HeijoshinCool]

36 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

its a task to get wet limp notes back into the wallet.

.

That sounds very much like a metaphor...

                                        --Dr. Freud

[vandeventer]

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Be nice if ignorant shop owners stopped drenching money with alcohol, its a task to get wet limp notes back into the wallet.

As 1 doctor said, we are all going to get the virus it's just a matter of time.

[Ralf001]

18 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

As 1 doctor said, we are all going to get the virus it's just a matter of time.

Not doubting that at all, just be nice to not have my change handed back to me dripping alcohol sanitizer.

 

 

[mvdf]

12 hours ago, internationalism said:

it's hospital alcohol, with very bitter taste, to prevent medics from stealing it and alcoholics and kids from abusing it for 70b per litre.

It's safe for drinking. It's methyl alcohol which can make people go blind

Thanks. Will go chug a pint of delicious ethanol now. This forum is the best chemistry school.

 

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is warning people not to spray ethyl alcohol directly onto their food, in the misbelief that the substance can kill the COVID-19 virus

The pesticides are enough to do it already.

[hotchilli]

38 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

As 1 doctor said, we are all going to get the virus it's just a matter of time.

We all have to die sometime... but I don't plan on it being today.

[Gsxrnz]

Many market vendors still spray their chicken with formalin to stop it going off while on display.  Alcohol would be a welcome variation to the diet.