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Lower risk Drug recall · FDA · Published January 28, 2022

Premium Nature Hand Sanitizer Recall: Subpotent Ethanol Risk

FDA found some Premium Nature hand sanitizer bottles have less than 70% ethanol. Consumers should check UPCs and stop using affected products.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0647-2022DrugPremium Nature ›
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Recalling firmAMS Packaging Inc161 Helen St · South Plainfield, NJ 07080-3806
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Premium Nature's 8 oz and 16 oz hand sanitizers may contain less ethanol than labeled. This means the product might not effectively kill germs, so it's not as safe as advertised. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/35245-premium-nature-hand-sanitizer-recall-subpotent-ethanol-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/35245-premium-nature-hand-sanitizer-recall-subpotent-ethanol-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0647-2022

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“Premium Nature Hand Sanitizer Recall: Subpotent Ethanol Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/35245-premium-nature-hand-sanitizer-recall-subpotent-ethanol-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-0647-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0647-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Jan. 28, 2022, that AMS Packaging Inc is recalling Premium Nature Instant Hand Sanitizer because some bottles were subpotent for ethanol. Owners should contact the company for a refund.

How to tell if you have it

  • Premium Nature Instant Hand Sanitizer, (ethyl alcohol 70%), plastic bottle packaged as 8 OZ, UPC 8 19192 02866 8
  • Premium Nature Instant Hand Sanitizer, (ethyl alcohol 70%), plastic bottle packaged as 16 OZ, UPC 8 19192 02874 3

The hazard

FDA analysis revealed that some bottles of the recalled hand sanitizer were subpotent for ethanol. The product is classified as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show AMS Packaging Inc has one other recall on record since May 10, 2022, involving Premium Nature Hand Sanitizer with a subpotent ethanol risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Gasco Isopropyl Alcohol 70% Recall (May 29, 2026), Zep Alcohol Sanitizer Spray Recall (May 22, 2026), and Gasco Industrial Isopropyl Alcohol 70% Recall (May 29, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for UPC 8 19192 02866 8 (8 oz) or UPC 8 19192 02874 3 (16 oz) on the plastic bottle. Products labeled as 'Made in the USA' within expiry dates are affected.

  • Brand
    Premium Nature
  • Product
    Premium Nature Instant Hand Sanitizer, (ethyl alcohol 70%), plastic bottle packaged as (a) 8 OZ, UPC 8 19192 02866 8
  • Category
    Drug
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    Nationwide in the USA
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
D-0646-2022Premium Nature Instant Hand Sanitizer, (ethyl alcohol 65%), plastic bottles packaged as (a) 2 OZ / 60ML, UPC 8 19192 02865 1; (b) 4 OZ, 118 ML, UPC 8 19192 02826 2; (c) 16 OZ, 473 ML, UPC 8 19192 02874 3; (d) 1 gallon, UPC 8 19192 02830 9; Premium Nature, South Plainfield, NJ.; All lots within expiry and labelled as 'Made in the USA'2,095,567 bottles
D-0647-2022Premium Nature Instant Hand Sanitizer, (ethyl alcohol 70%), plastic bottle packaged as (a) 8 OZ, UPC 8 19192 02866 8; (b) 16 OZ, UPC 8 19192 02874 3; Premium Nature, South Plainfield, NJ.; All lots within expiry and labelled as 'Made in the USA'487,000 bottles
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product UPC

    Look for the specific UPC codes: 8 19192 02866 8 for 8 oz bottles or 8 19192 02874 3 for 16 oz bottles.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Nationwide in the USA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 33 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 28, 202212. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 2, 202223. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 7, 202232022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class II

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 #D-0647-2022 (January 28, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0647-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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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