Green Guard antiseptic wipes recalled over manufacturing practice deviations
Acme United Corporation is recalling Green Guard Antiseptic Wipes 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 Green Guard Antiseptic Wipes (Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13%), 25 wipes per box, distributed by Green Guard of St. Louis, Missouri, NDC 47682-056-73. 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.
Affected product covers lot MN15922 (expiry April 2027), MN18223 (May 2028), MN10123 (March 2028), MN27223 (August 2028) and MN01023 (December 2027).
Users can identify affected product by the NDC and lot numbers above, and may contact Acme United Corporation for further information.
The recalled product
- Product
- GREEN GUARD ANTISEPTIC WIPES (BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE)
- Brand
- GREEN GUARD ANTISEPTIC WIPES
- Manufacturer
- ACME UNITED CORPORATION
- Category
- Drug — Topical antiseptic
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 (10)
- Lot #: MN15922
- Exp. Date Apr 2027
- MN18223
- Exp. Date May 2028
- MN10123
- Exp. Date Mar 2028
- MN27223
- Exp. Date Aug 2028
- MN01023
- Exp. Date Dec 2027.
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.
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