MEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel Recalled for Methanol Contamination
Global Sanitizers LLC is recalling MEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel (8.5 FL OZ) due to potential methanol contamination. The product was manufactured under the same conditions as a lot previously found to contain methanol.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall involving potential methanol contamination in a hand sanitizer product. Methanol toxicity is a serious health hazard that can cause systemic poisoning when absorbed through skin or ingested, meeting the threshold for Severe severity even without reported illnesses explicitly stated in the source.
Plain-English summary
Global Sanitizers LLC is recalling MEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8.5 FL OZ (250 mL) bottles, Lot No: E372020 with "Best Buy" date of 5/21/2022. The product is manufactured by Asiaticon, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico and distributed by SBL Brands, LLC in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The recall is being issued because lots and products of this hand sanitizer were manufactured under the same conditions as a product lot previously found to contain methanol. Approximately 50,000 bottles were distributed nationwide in the USA.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall. For more information, consumers can contact the FDA at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/drug-recalls or reference FDA recall number D-0779-2021.
The recalled product
- Product
- MEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8.5 FL OZ (250 mL) bottle, Manufactured by Asiaticon, S.A. de C.V. Conkal 62, Jardines del Ajusco, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico, C.P. 14200, Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC. Las Vegas, NV 89119. Ma
- Manufacturer
- Global Sanitizers LLC
- Category
- Drug — Hand Sanitizer
- Affected units
- 50,000
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 (2)
- Lot No: E372020
- "Best Buy": 5/21/2022
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Global Sanitizers LLC 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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