Isopropyl Alcohol bottles recalled for defective containers and leakage
Vi-Jon's 70% isopropyl alcohol bottles may leak when squeezed or tilted due to defects in the bottle neck finish. Over 3 million bottles with various lot numbers were distributed nationwide.
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 an FDA Class II recall involving a defective container that creates a risk of chemical exposure to isopropyl alcohol. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, meeting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet occurred.
Plain-English summary
Vi-Jon, LLC is recalling approximately 3,157,620 bottles of 70% isopropyl alcohol, a first aid antiseptic manufactured for Medline Industries, Inc. The recalled product is a 4 fluid ounce bottle with NDC 53329-798-04 and brand name Isopropyl Alcohol.
The product may leak when squeezed or when not held in an upright position. The leaking is caused by defects in the bottle neck finish and insufficient tightening of the container.
The recalled bottles were distributed nationwide in the USA. Multiple lot numbers are affected, with expiration dates ranging from December 2022 through April 2024.
The recalled product
- Product
- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL)
- Brand
- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
- Manufacturer
- Vi-Jon, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Topical Antiseptic
- Hazard
- defective-packaging
- leakage
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 (20)
- Lots #s: 0517418
- Exp. 12/2022
- 0506632
- 0519195
- 0522494
- Exp. 01/2023
- 0525627
- 0525629
- 0526051
- 0526052
- 0527664
- 0527665
- Exp. 03/2023
- 0531133
- 0531134
- Exp. 04/2023
- 0533153
- 0534050
- Exp. 05/2023
- 0534585
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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