FDA Announces Recall Of Sanitizer In What Resemble Water Bottles

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Food and Drug Administration announced that American Screening LLC of Shreveport, Louisiana, is voluntarily recalling 153,336 units of hand sanitize packaged in 8-ounce plastic bottles that resemble water bottles.

The recall comes after people reported concerns that the bottles containing hand sanitizer composed of 7o percent ethyl alcohol could be confused with a water bottle, especially by young children.

To date, American Screening LLC has not received any reports of accidental ingestion of the alcohol.

However, the FDA said those mistaking the bottles for water could become ill from alcohol toxicity. The symptoms of alcohol toxicity range from lack of coordination, slowed or slurred speech, drowsiness to coma, which can be fatal.

The affected hand sanitizer lots include the following expiration dates of 5/21/2022 and 05/24/2022 for black capped bottles and no lot numbers or expiration dates for clear capped bottles.

The product can be identified by its shape, which resembles a small water bottle with a black flip top cap or clear cap with blue pouring spout with the UPC 8 4005051579 2. The hand sanitizer was sold to customers and distributors nationwide.

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.

• Complete and submit the report Online
• Regular Mail or Fax: Download form or call 1- 800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178