Agency classClass IIOur severity:Moderate FDA (Drugs)·D-0361-2026·Announced 2026-03-11

First Aid Only BZK antiseptic bulk towelettes recalled over manufacturing deviations

Acme United Corporation is recalling First Aid Only BZK Antiseptic Towelettes in bulk packs over current good manufacturing practice deviations.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 2 covers voluntary precautionary recalls: this is a firm-initiated recall over manufacturing practice deviations with no hazard, illness or injury described in the source.

Plain-English summary

Acme United Corporation is recalling First Aid Only BZK Antiseptic Towelette (Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13%), 5 x 7, bulk, made at Acme United Corporation of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, NDC 0924-7116-00. The product was distributed nationwide within the United States. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, and the firm initiated it voluntarily.

The recall was initiated for CGMP deviations. The source record does not describe a specific hazard, illness or injury.

The recall covers a long list of lots beginning MN12121 and MN13521, with expiry dates running from April 2026 through 2028.

Users can identify affected product by the NDC and lot numbers printed on the pack, and may contact Acme United Corporation for further information.

The recalled product

Product: FIRST AID ONLY BZK ANTISEPTIC (BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE)
Brand: FIRST AID ONLY BZK ANTISEPTIC
Manufacturer: ACME UNITED CORPORATION
Category: Drug — Topical antiseptic
Hazard: gmp-deviation
precautionary-recall

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

Lot #: MN12121
MN13521
Exp. Date Apr 2026
MN15221
MN16721
MN16921
MN17021
MN17021B
Exp. Date May 2026
MN18521
MN18621
MN18621B
Exp. Date Jun 2026
MN24721
MN25021
Exp. Date Aug 2026
MN01123
Exp. Date Dec 2027
MN27421
MN27721

UPCs (1)

0092265083072

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 21 recalled by ACME UNITED CORPORATION under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 21 products in this recall →

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