blumen Clear ADVANCED HAND SANITIZER with 70% ALCOHOL, (ethyl alcohol 70% v/v), Packaged as a) 2 fl oz / 60 ml bottle, UPC 8 14266 02371 6 b) 17 fl oz / 503 ml bottle with blue cap or pump bottle, UPC 8 14266 02409 6 c) 33.8 fl oz / 1 L straight or curved bottle, UPC 8 14266 02369 3. Distributed in USA and Canada By: 4e Brands Northamerica LLC, 17806 IH-10W, Suite 300, San Antonio, Texas, 78257, Made in Mexico.

Recall Insight

This FDA Drug action (record #D-0029-2021) was formally reported on October 7, 2020, with the manufacturer initiating the action on July 11, 2020. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. 4e Brands North America, Llc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of San Antonio, TX. Federal records indicate 17,359,247 total bottles and pumps units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Chemical Contamination and Subpotent Drug: Product tested to contain methanol as well as below the labeled claim for ethanol content. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distributed Nationwide in the USA. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 5 were also issued by FDA Drug. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 6 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.