Hand Sanitizer Recalled for Methanol and Acetaldehyde Contamination
Snowy Range Blue hand sanitizer is recalled due to FDA findings of methanol, acetaldehyde, and acetal above permissible limits. The product was distributed nationwide across all lot codes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, the agency's most serious designation. The product contains methanol, acetaldehyde, and acetal above permissible limits—hazardous chemicals that pose serious health risks in a topical antiseptic product.
Plain-English summary
Snowy Range Blue Alcohol Antiseptic 80% Topical Solution Hand Sanitizer Non-Sterile Solution in 4 fl. oz. bottles (118 mL) is being recalled. The product is manufactured by Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation and distributed by Reliable Products, LLC in Cheyenne, Wyoming (NDC 75288-100-04).
Approximately 500 bottles were distributed nationwide in the United States across all lot codes. This Class I recall covers all manufacturing lots of the product.
FDA analysis detected methanol, acetaldehyde, and acetal in the product at concentrations exceeding permissible limits. These chemical contaminants present serious hazards in a topical antiseptic product and triggered the Class I designation, the FDA's highest-severity recall category.
The recalled product
- Product
- Snowy Range Blue Alcohol Antiseptic 80% Topical Solution Hand Sanitizer Non-Sterile Solution, 4fl. oz. [118mL], Distributed by Reliable Products, LLC, Cheyenne, WY 82003, NDC 75288-100-04.
- Manufacturer
- Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation
- Category
- Drug — Topical Antiseptic
- Affected units
- 500
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 (1)
- All Lots
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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