Washing your hands after handling solder seems to be a fairly universal recommendation. It's not a concern for normal products because the users do not touch the bare PCB.

Lead is harmful to touch and absorb into your skin, so unless you're counting the PPMs coming off into your skin, you're wrong.

You misread. I didn't say it isn't harmful to touch. I said that isn't the reason it was restricted.

In any case it is safe to touch, despite the people downvoting me:

https://www.quora.com/How-dangerous-is-it-to-hold-a-block-of...