I shared this warning with family and friends 2 years ago👇🏻

The Abbott BinaxNow home test kits include a reagent vial containing Sodium Azide.

Sodium Azide presents an immediate danger if not handled properly.

From the CDC emergency preparedness and response page, Facts About Sodium Azide:
- Sodium Azide is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical…
- when it is mixed with water or an acid, Sodium Azide changes rapidly to a toxic gas with pungent odor.
- it also changes into a toxic gas when it comes in contact with solid metals
- The odor of the gas may not be sharp enough to give people sufficient warning of the dangerI downloaded the package instructions the consumer receives in the box. There are insufficient warnings of the serious risks to consumers to make an informed decision; they do recommend using gloves but no warning of the possibility of toxic gas!

As an experienced medical engineer and I wouldn’t handle the reagent in this kit without appropriate training and PPE.

BUT they don’t need to worry, because it states right in the package instructions that it’s under EUA which absolves them from any liability.