Ethanol Extraction 190 Proof Grain Alcohol Recall: Methanol Contamination Risk
Lake Michigan Distilling Co LLC recalls 190 proof non-denatured grain alcohol due to methanol contamination that could cause serious injury or death if consumed. Products sold between Oct 2016 and Apr 2018.
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Lake Michigan Distilling, LLC, dba Ethanol Extraction has initiated a voluntary recall of Ethanol Extraction s 190 Proof Non-Denatured Grain Alcohol due to contamination with methanol which could cause serious injury or death if consumed.
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What happened, in plain English
Lake Michigan Distilling Co LLC is recalling 190 proof non-denatured grain alcohol products because they may contain methanol. Drinking this contaminated alcohol could cause serious injury or death. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19105-ethanol-extraction-190-proof-grain-alcohol-recall-methanol-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19105-ethanol-extraction-190-proof-grain-alcohol-recall-methanol-contamination-risk · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1536-2018
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“Ethanol Extraction 190 Proof Grain Alcohol Recall: Methanol Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19105-ethanol-extraction-190-proof-grain-alcohol-recall-methanol-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1536-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1536-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Methanol contamination in the alcohol could cause serious injury or death if consumed. Methanol is toxic and can lead to severe health effects including blindness, organ failure, or death.
Who’s affected
Anyone who owns or uses Ethanol Extraction 190 proof non-denatured grain alcohol products purchased between October 2016 and April 2018. People using this alcohol for drinking or industrial purposes are at highest risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Ethanol Extraction 190 proof non-denatured grain alcohol in bottles labeled 8 oz, 16 oz, 32 oz, 64 oz, 1 gal, 2.5 gals, 5 gals, or 55 gallon drums. Products were sold between October 2016 and April 2018.
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What to do — step by step
Stop Using Now
Immediately stop using any Ethanol Extraction 190 proof non-denatured grain alcohol products that were purchased between October 2016 and April 2018.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 48 states and D.C. and Puerto Rico, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Domestic: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI¿, MN, MO, MT, NC ,ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI , WV, WY Foreign: VI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1536-2018 (May 22, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1536-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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