Safety Report: Cleaner Hand Sanitizer - recalled due to Potential Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol), United States

United States

Company name: Estado de México, México, DMM VISSION, S.A. de C.V
Brand name: Cleaner
Product recalled: Cleaner Hand Sanitizer
Reason of the recall: Potential Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol)
FDA Recall date: September 30, 2020
Recall details: Company Announcement Estado de México, México, DMM VISSION, S.A. de C.V. is voluntarily recalling five lots of Cleaner Hand Sanitizer, 500 mL and 1,200 mL plastic clear bottles with white tops currently in US distribution to the consumer level. This recall is being initiated out of abundance of caution due to detection of methanol (wood alcohol) in hand sanitizer sample manufactured at the same facility. Risk Statement: Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death. Although all persons using these products on their hands are at risk, young children who accidently ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol (ethanol) substitute, are most at risk for methanol poisoning. To date DMM VISSION has not received reports of adverse events related to this recall. The product is used as a hand sanitizer and are packaged in 500ml and 1200ml plastic clear bottles with white tops. The lot numbers are LC2020407, LC2020408, LC2020502, LC2020504, LC2020507.  This product was first distributed nationwide to wholesale distributors on April 27, 2020 and finished on June 9th, 2020. The recalled products are as follows:
Check the full recall details on www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/dmm-vission-sa-de-cv-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-cleaner-hand-sanitizer-500-ml-and-1200-ml
Source: FDA