Another Recall Of Potentially Toxic Hand Sanitizers Sold Nationwide

The Food and Drug Administration's list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers continues to grow, with the agency on Friday announcing the recall of four more products sold nationwide at retailers including Walmart and Target.

The recall, by Real Clean Distribuciones of La Loma, Tlalnepantla, Mexico, involves the following sanitizer brands: 

1. Born Basic ANTI-BAC HAND SANITIZER
2. Scent Theory KEEP CLEAN Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer
3. Scent Theory KEEP IT CLEAN Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer
4. Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel to the consumer level

The recall follows earlier FDA warnings to consumers and health care providers regarding a slew of hand sanitizers labeled as containing ethanol, but that had tested positive for methanol. Also known as wood alcohol, methanol can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and deadly if swallowed.

The regulatory agency has expanded to nearly 80 the number of sanitizers consumers should avoid — some of which have already been recalled and some the FDA is recommending be recalled — because they contain the potentially fatal substance.

"The agency is aware of adults and children ingesting hand sanitizer products contaminated with methanol that has led to recent adverse events including blindness, hospitalizations and death," the FDA stated.

Young children who accidentally ingest these products, as well as adolescents and adults who drink them as an alcohol substitute, are most at risk of methanol poisoning, according to the agency. 

The lengthy list of potentially dangerous sanitizers (see below) includes brands sold at Walmart-owned Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club.

The FDA in June initially warned consumers of nine hand sanitizers to avoid and has since added more brands that tested positive for methanol.

The agency's warning comes amid heavy demand for sanitizer due to the coronavirus pandemic, with public health officials urging consumers to frequently wash their hands and to use hand sanitizer. For instance, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using sanitizers that contain at least 60% ethanol alcohol, as well as frequent hand-washing.

The FDA urged consumers to stop using the methanol products, which should be immediately discarded in hazardous waste containers. "Do not flush or pour these products down the drain," the agency counseled in June. 

The following is the latest available list of all the potentially toxic sanitizers, according to the FDA:

1. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer with 70% Alcohol
2. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear Ethyl Alcohol 70%
3. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Clear
4. 4E Global's Klar and Danver Instant Hand Sanitizer (labeled with Greenbrier International Inc.)
5. 4E Global's Modesa Instant Hand Sanitizer Moisturizers and Vitamin E
6. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer
7. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe
8. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
9. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Lear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
10. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Hand Sanitizer
11. 4E Global's The Honeykeeper Hand Sanitizer
12. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Clear
13. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer
14. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe
15. 4E Global's Blumen Clear Advanced Instant Hand Sanitizer Lavender
16. 4E Global's Blumen Aloe Advanced Hand Sanitizer, with 70% Alcohol
17. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Lavender, with 70% alcohol
18. 4E Global's Blumen Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe, with 70% alcohol
19. 4E Global's Blumen Antibacterial Fresh Citrus Hand Sanitizer
20. 4E Global's Blumen Hand Sanitizer Fresh Citrus
21. 4E Global's Klar and Danver Instant Hand Sanitizer
22. 4E Global's Hello Kitty by Sanrio Hand Sanitizer
23. 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Vitamin E and Aloe)
24. 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer (Aloe and Moisturizers)
25. 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Vitamin E and Aloe
26. 4E Global's Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe and Moisturizers
27. 4E Global's Blumen Instant Hand Sanitizer Fragrance Free
28. 4E Global's Blumen Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe Vera
29. 4E Global's Assured Aloe
30. AAA Cosmetica's bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer 
31. AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz
32. AAA Cosmetica's LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz
33. AAA Cosmetica's QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer 
34. DDI Multinacional's Earths Amenities Instant Unscented Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera Advanced
35. DDI Multinacional's Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
36. DDI Multinacional's Vidanos Easy Cleaning Rentals Hand Sanitizer Agavespa Skincare
37. Eskbiochem's All-Clean Hand Sanitizer
38. Eskbiochem's Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer
39. Eskbiochem's Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer
40. Eskbiochem's The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer
41. Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
42. Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol
43. Eskbiochem's CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol
44. Eskbiochem's Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer
45. Grupo Insoma's Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol
46. Limpo Quimicos' Andy's Best
47. Limpo Quimicos' Andy's
48. Limpo Quimicos' Gelclor
49. Limpo Quimicos' NeoNatural
50. Limpo Quimicos' Plus Advanced
51. Liqesa Exportacion or Liq-E-S.A.'s Optimus Lubricants Instant Hand Sanitizer
52. Maquiladora Miniara's Shine and Clean Hand Sanitizer
53. Maquiladora Miniara's Selecto Hand Sanitizer
54. Mystic International's Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer
55. Soluciones Cosmeticas' Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free
56. Soluciones Cosmeticas' Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer
57. Soluciones Cosmeticas' Hand sanitizer (labeled with Wet Look Janitorial and Gardening Corp.)
58. Tropicosmeticos' Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%
59. Yara Elena De La Garza Perez Nieto's Daesi hand sanitizer
60. Real Clean Distribuciones's Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer
61. Real Clean Distribuciones's Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer
62. Real Clean Distribuciones's Scent Theory – Keep It Clean – Pure Clean Anti-bacterial Hand Sanitizer
63. Real Clean Distribuciones's Cavalry
64. Real Clean Distribuciones's ENLIVEN Hand Sanitizing Gel
65. Real Clean Distribuciones's Lux Eoi Hand Sanitizing Gel
66. Real Clean Distribuciones's Keep It Clean
67. Real Clean Distribuciones's Hand Sanitizer
68. MXL Comercial's Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC)
69. MXL Comercial's Hand Sanitizer Disinfectant Gel 70% Ethyl Alcohol Rinse Free Hand Rub (labeled with Resource Recovery & Trading LLC)
70. ITECH 361's All Clean Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and Disinfectant
71. Transliquid Technologies's Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer
72. Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer