Ulta Beauty Hand Sanitizer Spray Recalled for Chemical Contamination
Ulta beauty Fresh Lemon Citron Frais Hand Sanitizer Spray is being recalled because the product contains methanol, benzene, and acetaldehyde. Affected lot numbers are 20357A, 20358B, and 20363C with expiration date 12/1/2022.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This recall is classified as FDA Class I, the agency's most serious classification, indicating a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Chemical contaminants such as methanol, benzene, and acetaldehyde in a hand sanitizer product present serious health risks and therefore meet the Severe category threshold.
Plain-English summary
Scentsational Soaps & Candles Inc is recalling Ulta beauty Fresh Lemon Citron Frais, 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Spray (Net Wt. 100.55/3.4 fl. oz., UPC 717897092017) due to chemical contamination.
The recalled product has been found to be contaminated with methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde. The recall affects 12,976 bottles distributed nationwide in the United States.
Affected lot numbers are 20357A, 20358B, and 20363C, with an expiration date of 12/1/2022.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it immediately. For questions or to report adverse events related to use of this product, contact the FDA or the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ulta beauty Fresh Lemon Citron Frais, 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Spray, Net Wt. 100.55/3.4 fl. oz., UPC 717897092017
- Manufacturer
- Scentsational Soaps & Candles Inc
- Category
- Drug — Hand Sanitizer
- Affected units
- 12,976
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 (4)
- Lots #: 20357A
- 20358B
- 20363C
- Exp 12/1/2022
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 19 recalled by Scentsational Soaps & Candles Inc 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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