New hand sanitizer added to FDA list of cleaners that contain potentially fatal ingredient

The FDA is adding another hand sanitizer to a list of more than two dozen that contain an ingredient that can cause diarrhea, coma and death, officials said.

4e Brands North America, based in San Antonio, is voluntarily recalling ten bottle sizes of consumer-level hand sanitizers because they may contain methanol, according to the FDA. Earlier this month, the FDA listed 26 other hand sanitizers that may contain methanol, or wood alcohol.

Substantial methanol exposure could result in nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, severe abdominal pain, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system, or death.

The following sanitizers subject to recall are as follows:

• AAA Cosmetica bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 76987-402-01)
• AAA Cosmetica LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 4 oz (NDC: 76987-120-01)
• AAA Cosmetica LumiSkin Advance Hand Sanitizer 16 oz (NDC: 76987-402-02)
• AAA Cosmetica QualitaMed Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 76987-250-01)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-006-01)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-005-03)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-009-01)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-003-01)
• Eskbiochem SA de CV Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-001-01)
• Grupo Insoma S.A.P.I de CV Hand sanitizer Gel Unscented 70% Alcohol (NDC: 75744-0200-3
  75744-0200-4, 75744-0201-5, 75744-0202-1, 75744-0250-1, 75744-0250-2, 75744-0500-1, 75744-1000-1, 75744-1000-3, 75744-1001-1
• Soluciones Cosmeticas SA de CV Bersih Hand Sanitizer Gel Fragrance Free (NDC: 75165-003-02, 75165-004-01, 75165-005-01, 75165-006-01, 75165-008-01, 75165-250-01, 75165-600-01)
• Soluciones Cosmeticas SA de CV Antiseptic Alcohol 70% Topical Solution hand sanitizer
• Transliquid Technologies LLC Mystic Shield Protection hand sanitizer (NDC: 75477-435-02, 75477-435-10, 75477-435-12, 75477-435-25, 75477-435-50, 75477-534-10)
• Tropicosmeticos SA de CV Britz Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70% (NDC: 76676-402-01, 77676-402-02, 77676-402-03, 77676-402-04, 77676-402-05, 77676-402-06
  77676-402-07, 77676-402-08, 77676-402-09, 77676-402-10, 77676-402-11, 77676-402-12
  77676-402-13, 77676-402-14, 77676-402-16, 77676-402-17, 77676-402-18, 77676-402-19
  77676-402-20)
• All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)
• Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)
• CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-008-04)
• Lavar 70 Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-006-01)
• The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10)
• CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-005-03)
• CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-009-01)
• CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-003-01)
• Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-001-01)

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