Durisan Antimicrobial Solutions (benzalkonium chloride) Hand Sanitizing Wipes, 0.13%, 160-count canister; Sanit Technologies, LLC, 7810 25th Court East, Sarasota, Florida 34243, UPC 8 52379 00631 8.

Recall Insight

This FDA Drug action (record #D-0657-2021) was formally reported on July 21, 2021, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 10, 2021. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Sanit Technologies, LLC dba Durisan is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Sarasota, FL. Federal records indicate 42,905 canisters TOTAL units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products: firm's internal testing found certain lots of the product to be contaminated with Burkholderia contaminans and/or yeast and mold. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Nationwide in the USA and Bahamas. 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 5 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.