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Valisa Kleantouch Hand Sanitizer Recall: Methanol Risk

Valisa recalls Kleantouch hand sanitizer with methanol due to unapproved drug status. Products labeled as 70% ethyl alcohol contain methanol and are unapproved new drugs. Consumers should check product details and contact Valisa for assistance.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0363-2022Drug Valisa ›

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Marketed Without an Approved NDA/ANDA: Product labeled to contain methanol making it an unapproved new drug and contains methanol

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Recalling firmValisa MFG LLC131 Executive Blvd · Farmingdale, NY 11735-4719

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Valisa is recalling Kleantouch hand sanitizer products that contain methanol, an unapproved drug ingredient. This poses a risk of serious injury or death because methanol is toxic and not approved for human use in hand sanitizers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/35426-valisa-kleantouch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/35426-valisa-kleantouch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0363-2022

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“Valisa Kleantouch Hand Sanitizer Recall: Methanol Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/35426-valisa-kleantouch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-0363-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0363-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on December 6, 2021, that Valisa MFG LLC is recalling kleantouch HAND SANITIZER because the product contains methanol and is marketed without an approved New Drug Application. The agency classified the recall as Class I.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Valisa
Product: kleantouch HAND SANITIZER (ethyl alcohol 70%), 8.0 FL OZ (236 ML), pump bottles
Distributed by: Valisa MFG, LLC
UPC: 6 86162 99246 1
Lot codes: 1260-1, 1260-2, 1260-3, 1260-4
Expiration date: 04/2022
Distribution: Nationwide in the USA

The hazard

The product is labeled to contain ethyl alcohol but contains methanol, making it an unapproved new drug. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Zep Alcohol Sanitizer Spray Recall regarding microbial contamination risk on May 22, 2026, and OneSource Specialty Pharma Methohexital Sodium Recall concerning impurities risk serious injury on June 7, 2026. Fresenius Kabi Lidocaine HCl Injection Recall involving hair found in products occurred on July 16, 2026.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Kleantouch hand sanitizer pump bottles labeled 'ethyl alcohol 70%', 8.0 fl oz (236 ml), with UPC 6 86162 99246 1 and lot numbers 1260-1 to 1260-4. Products were distributed by Valisa MFG LLC and made in the USA, expiring April 2022.

Brand
Valisa
Product
kleantouch HAND SANITIZER (ethyl alcohol 70%), 8.0 FL OZ (236 ML), pump bottles, Distributed by: Valisa MFG, LLC
Category
Drug

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Immediately stop using the recalled Kleantouch hand sanitizer products as they contain methanol, which is toxic and unapproved for human use.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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 terminated this recall 2.2 years after the firm started it.

Dec 6, 2021Firm started the recall
Jan 5, 2022Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jan 10, 2022FDA classified it Class I
Feb 26, 2024FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/35426-valisa-kleantouch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk">Valisa Kleantouch Hand Sanitizer Recall: Methanol Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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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-0363-2022 (December 6, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0363-2022 to see it in context.
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