Hand Sanitizer Containing Methanol Recalled Due to Chemical Contamination
Jarman's Midwest Cleaning Systems recalled 2,365 gallons of 80% alcohol antiseptic hand sanitizer nationwide due to FDA-detected methanol contamination. Consumers should stop using affected products immediately.
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: FDA classified this as a Class I recall, the agency's most serious drug classification. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are scored at minimum 4. No deaths or injuries are reported in the source material, preventing a higher score.
Plain-English summary
Jarman's Midwest Cleaning Systems, Inc. has recalled 2,365 gallons of Alcohol Antiseptic 80% hand sanitizer. The product is a non-sterile topical solution sold in 3.785-liter (one-gallon) plastic bottles. The recalled product was distributed nationwide in the United States.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected methanol contamination in the hand sanitizer. FDA classified this recall as a Class I recall, the agency's most serious classification for drugs.
The recall affects all batches with dates of manufacture of March 26, 2020; April 1, 2020; April 2, 2020; April 27, 2020; May 4, 2020; May 13, 2020; or August 4, 2020. Consumers in possession of affected product should stop using it immediately and dispose of it per local regulations.
The recalled product
- Product
- Alcohol Antiseptic 80%, Topical Solution, Hand Sanitizer, Non-sterile Solution, Volume: 3.785 L, plastic gallon bottle, MCS Midwest Cleaning Solutions, 404 Noid Rd., Canton, SD 57013.
- Manufacturer
- Jarman's Midwest Cleaning Systems, Inc.
- Category
- Drug
- Hazard
- methanol
- chemical-contamination
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 (7)
- All batches labelled with Date of Manufacture (DOM): DOM 26MAR2020
- DOM 01APR2020
- DOM 02APR2020
- DOM 27APR2020
- DOM 04MAY2020
- DOM 13MAY2020
- DOM 04AUG2020.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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