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Ethanol is also used in food

It's the alcohol in drinks, and that's about it. Ethanol for fuel is not made in the same facilities as beer and whiskey. And as a whiskey fan, we probably shouldn't encourage drinking anyways.

and as a disinfectant.

While it can be (vodka is great for keeping wool clean), it generally isn't. You're thinking of isopropanol (aka isopropyl alcohol), which evaporates later in the distillation process (eg the "tail")