Mercurocromo

Today I got band-aids. They are the kind with an antiseptic right on them to disinfect the cut, like neosporin. These, however, are not neosporin. They have mercurocromo, a chemical that has been unapproved by the FDA and is unavailable in the U.S. I guess it has mercury in it and they are not sure if it is enough to be harmful or not. I'm kind of like a test subject...