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Class I · High risk Terminated Initiated Jul 23, 2020 (6 years ago)

Born Basic.

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

Chemical Contamination: Born Basic Anti Bac was found to be below the label claim for ethanol content and contained methanol. Other products were recalled because they were manufactured in the same facility as the product found to contain methanol.

Cause type: Chemical / undeclared

A chemical that should not be there - benzene, methanol, lead - or an undeclared prescription drug hidden in a supplement. The label gives no warning: you may be taking a toxic solvent, a heavy metal, or a drug such as sildenafil that interacts with your other medicines. All chemical / undeclared recalls.

What was recalled

BORN BASIC., ANTI-BAC HAND SANITIZER, 70% Alcohol, (Ethyl Alcohol 70%), 16.9 FL OZ (500 mL) bottle, UPC 8 40038 21456 3, Made in Mexico; Distributed by Scent Theory Products, LLC, New York, NY 10018.

Drug: Alcohol

Recalling firm
Real Clean Distribuciones SA de CV
Origin
N/A, Mexico
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Company announcement
Jul 23, 2020 · FDA notice with lot numbers
FDA recall number
D-1583-2020 · FDA notice

Treat this as urgent. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious harm. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches the recalled lots, do not take another dose before you have spoken to your pharmacist or prescriber - today, not next week. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.

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