Unrated Drug recall · FDA · Published November 30, 2021

Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer Recall: Methanol Risk in Unapproved Drug

Aroma Release Technologies Inc recalls Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer (70% ethanol) due to unapproved methanol content. This product is marketed without FDA approval as a drug, posing health risks. Consumers should check lot numbers and contact the company for details.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0298-2022Drug Aroma Release ›

Recall notice

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

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Contact the company

Recalling firmAroma Release Technologies Inc7026 Discovery Dr · Chattanooga, TN 37416-1692

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Aroma Release Technologies Inc. is recalling Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer products that contain methanol, an unapproved drug ingredient. This poses health risks because methanol is toxic and the product lacks FDA approval. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/35501-klean-touch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk-in-unapproved-drug.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/35501-klean-touch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk-in-unapproved-drug · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0298-2022

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“Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer Recall: Methanol Risk in Unapproved Drug.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/35501-klean-touch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk-in-unapproved-drug. Based on FDA recall #D-0298-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0298-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on November 30, 2021, that Aroma Release Technologies Inc voluntarily recalled Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer for containing methanol and being marketed without an approved New Drug Application. The Class I recall affects 37 drums distributed in Texas and New York.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Aroma Release
Product: Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer (Ethyl Alcohol 70%) Ingredients Ethanol and Methanol
Container: 55-gallon drums
Lots: 1620-1, 1620-3, 1620-4, 1820-4, 1820-5, 1920-1, 1920-2
Expiration Date: No Expiration Date
Distribution: Texas and New York

The hazard

The product is labeled to contain methanol, making it an unapproved new drug. The FDA classified the recall as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Zep Alcohol Sanitizer Spray Recall (2026-05-22), Haleon Gas-X Extra Strength Softgels Recall (2026-06-04), and K.C. Pharmaceuticals Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops Recall (2026-03-03).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for lot numbers 1620-1, 1620-3, 1620-4, 1820-4, 1820-5, 1920-1, or 1920-2 on 55-gallon drums of Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer. The product is sold by Aroma Release Technologies Inc. in Chattanooga, TN.

Brand
Aroma Release
Category
Drug

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Lot Number
Look for lot numbers 1620-1, 1620-3, 1620-4, 1820-4, 1820-5, 1920-1, or 1920-2 on the 55-gallon drums.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in New York and Texas.

FDA distribution: “Distributed in the states of Texas and New York.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: New York, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.3 years after the firm started it.

Nov 30, 2021Firm started the recall
Dec 28, 2021FDA classified it Class I
Jan 5, 2022Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Mar 15, 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/35501-klean-touch-hand-sanitizer-recall-methanol-risk-in-unapproved-drug">Klean Touch Hand Sanitizer Recall: Methanol Risk in Unapproved Drug (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

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-0298-2022 (November 30, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0298-2022 to see it in context.
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