Information Update - Certain hand sanitizers may pose health risks

OTTAWA, ON, July 21, 2020 /CNW/ - Health Canada is advising Canadians that the following hand sanitizers made with ethanol or denaturants that are not acceptable for use in hand sanitizers, may pose health risks. Denaturants are added to ethanol to make it unfit for human consumption and, therefore, to avoid the unintentional ingestion of hand sanitizers (particularly by children). For more information, including what Canadians should do, visit the online safety alert. 

Canadians are also advised to refer to the list of hand sanitizers that contain technical-grade ethanol and are being recalled from the market because they are not compliant with federal regulations and may pose a risk to health.

Health Canada maintains these lists of hand sanitizers that may pose health risks, so that Canadians can easily identify products they may have purchased and take appropriate action. Canadians are encouraged to check both lists regularly for updates.

Product	Recalling Company	NPN or DIN	Lot Number(s)	Expiry Date	Date Added
BioVectra Sanitizer	BioVectra, Inc.	80097796	53473	September 2020	July 21, 2020
			53999	December 2020
Biovectra Hand Sanitizer – Topical Gel	BioVectra, Inc.	80099246	53491 53509 53518 53583	April 2021	July 21, 2020
			53815 53875 53833	May 2021
			53948	June 2021
Defend Gel Hand Sanitizer	Corporate Facility Supply, Inc.	80100149	20132 20136 20140	May 2022	July 21, 2020
Désinfectant Mousseux Pour les Mains	Solutions Enviro-Formula, Inc.	80101041	PFFM02200610 PFFM01200610 PFFM03200610 PFFM01200608 PFFM02200605	Not printed on the label	July 21, 2020
Facility Plus Complete Facility Services-Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol	The A&J Power Group Inc., DBA Facility Plus	Unlicensed (no NPN or DIN on label)	07222	May 2022	July 21, 2020
Gel désinfectant pour les mains	Solutions Enviro-Formula, Inc.	80100221	PFGA20052201 PFGA1200512 PFFG01200604 PFFG01200529 PFFG02200525 PFFG04200527	Not printed on the label	July 21, 2020
Gentle Hand Sanitizer With Aloe	Angel Cosmoceuticals, Inc.	80098753	N753-01 N753-02 N753-03 N753-04 N753-05 N753-06	May 2022	July 21, 2020
Hand Sanitizer Mano-San	Shifaah Health	80100572	04070	April 2022	July 21, 2020
Kleen RX Hand Sanitizer Gel	Spa Dent, Inc.	80098426	2010810	April 2023	July 21, 2020
Manogel	Constant America	80098846	04351	April 2022	July 21, 2020
MB Hand Sanitizer	Multi-Blend Ltd.	80099571	May 5, 2020 May 6, 2020 May 11, 2020 May 12, 2020 May 14, 2020 May 19, 2020 May 28, 2020	May 2022	July 21, 2020
			June 3, 2020 June 16, 2020	June 2022
Purus	Pharmalab, Inc.	80097823	B010454 B010486 B010534 B010535 B010591 B010592 B010593 B010594 B010595 B010596 B010915 B010975 B010981	April 2022	July 21, 2020
Septeeze	Les Produits Ultrapro, Inc.	80098001	0155505 0155405 0155805 0156505	May 2022	July 21, 2020

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SOURCE Health Canada

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