Testing revealed the presence of methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde, according to the FDA.
Credit: Food and Drug Administration Author: Isabel Soisson (FOX43) Updated: 5:47 AM EDT April 30, 2021
VENICE, Fla. Home and beauty brand, Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of five lots of scented hand sanitizers after testing revealed the presence of methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde, according to the FDA.
These products were distributed nationwide through Ulta Beauty, TJ Maxx, and Marshalls.
Specifically, the company has recalled products from their Black and White Collection and Photo Real Collection, as well as three lots of Ulta Beauty Collection scented Hand Sanitizer Spray packaged in 3.38 and 3.4 fluid ounce spray bottles, also according to the FDA.
Recall: Hand Sanitizers May Contain Toxic Methanol
April 30, 2021 Nearly a dozen scented hand sanitizer sprays sold at Ulta, TJ Maxx, and Marshalls stores nationwide are being recalled because they may be contaminated with methanol, a chemical that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin.
Scentsational Soaps & Candles recalled the products after tests found methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde in some of its products, the company said in a statement on the FDA website.
The recall involves certain lots of these sanitizers sold in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia:
Ulta Beauty Collection Fresh Lemon Scented Hand Sanitizer
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc. is recalling five lots of is namesake scented Hand Sanitizer spray from the Black and White Collection and Photo Real Collection as well
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About a month after online pharmacy Valisure submitted a citizen petition to the FDA that it had found a known human carcinogen in multiple brands of hand sanitizer, the federal agency announced the first related recall.
New Haven, Connecticut-based Valisure s petition detailed that it had detected benzene as well as contaminants that are potential carcinogens in several batches across multiple brands of hand sanitizer. As a result, the company which was founded in 2015 on the premise of independently testing the medications it sells asked the FDA to request an immediate recall of the affected batches and update guidance to include an exposure limit for benzene.