Coconut Stand CoCo TKO Hand Sanitizer Contaminated with Methanol, Benzene, Acetaldehyde
Scentsational Soaps & Candles Inc is recalling Coconut Stand CoCo TKO Hand Sanitizer due to contamination with methanol, benzene, and acetaldehyde. The product was distributed nationwide in 3.4 FL. OZ. bottles.
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: The source text explicitly states this is an FDA Class I recall. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at a minimum of 4. The contamination hazard involves multiple toxic chemicals (methanol, benzene, acetaldehyde) that pose direct health risk when applied to skin or absorbed through contact.
Plain-English summary
Scentsational Soaps & Candles Inc is recalling Coconut Stand CoCo TKO Hand Sanitizer, Totally Knocks Out 99.9% of Germs, 3.4 FL. OZ. (100.55 mL), distributed by Beauty Sparks LLC in St. Petersburg, FL. The product has been found to be contaminated with methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde.
The affected product was distributed nationwide. Consumers in possession of this hand sanitizer should stop using it immediately due to the chemical contamination hazard.
For additional information or to report any adverse effects related to this product, consumers should contact the recalling firm or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The recalled product
- Product
- Coconut Stand CoCo TKO Hand Sanitizer, Totally Knocks Out 99.9% of Germs, 3.4 FL. OZ. (100.55 mL), Distributed by: Beauty Sparks LLC St. Petersburg, FL 33711
- Manufacturer
- Scentsational Soaps & Candles Inc
- Category
- Drug — Hand Sanitizer
- 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)
- Lot #: 20260
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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