Hand Sanitizer Recalled for Subpotent Ethyl Alcohol Content
Spectrum Advanced Gel Hand Sanitizer is recalled because it contains less ethyl alcohol than the labeled 70%. The product also displays a cloudy appearance, indicating a potential quality issue.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a Class II recall of a risk-of-harm product where no illnesses or injuries have been reported. The subpotent formulation could potentially reduce antimicrobial effectiveness, but no actual harm has been documented.
Plain-English summary
Spectrum Advanced Gel Hand Sanitizer, 8 FL OZ (236 mL) bottles, manufactured by Consumer Product Partners, LLC for Medline Industries, Inc., is being recalled due to subpotency. Testing revealed that the product contains less ethyl alcohol than the labeled claim of 70%.
The product also displays a cloudy appearance, indicating a quality issue. Hand sanitizer is intended to be effective at eliminating pathogens; a subpotent product may not provide the expected level of antimicrobial protection.
Approximately 125,040 bottles have been distributed nationwide in the United States. The affected product carries lot numbers 0644682 (expiration 2026/11/14) and 0644683 (expiration 2026/11/16), NDC 53329-202-08, and UPC 888277349455.
The recalled product
- Product
- HAND SANITIZER (ETHYL ALCOHOL)
- Brand
- HAND SANITIZER
- Manufacturer
- Consumer Product Partners, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Hand Sanitizer
- Hazard
- subpotency
- mislabeling
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 (5)
- Lot
- expiry: Lot 0644682
- exp 2026/11/14
- Lot 0644683
- exp 2026/11/16
UPCs (2)
- 0193489179739
- 888277349455
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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