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Lower risk Drug recall · FDA · Published October 26, 2021

Virgin Scent Recalls SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER Due to Manufacturing Contamination

Virgin Scent is recalling SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER (8 fl oz) due to CGMP deviations. Contaminated lots were manufactured using common ingredients as the affected lot. Consumers should check product lot numbers for recall.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0783-2022DrugVirgin Scent ›
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Recalling firmVIRGIN SCENT INC16325 S Avalon Blvd · Gardena, CA 90248-2909
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Virgin Scent is recalling their SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER (8 fl oz) products because they were manufactured using common ingredients as the contaminated lot. This recall is due to CGMP deviations, which means the product may contain contaminants that could pose a health risk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/35593-virgin-scent-recalls-scent-free-hand-sanitizer-due-to-manufacturing.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/35593-virgin-scent-recalls-scent-free-hand-sanitizer-due-to-manufacturing · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0783-2022

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“Virgin Scent Recalls SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER Due to Manufacturing Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/35593-virgin-scent-recalls-scent-free-hand-sanitizer-due-to-manufacturing. Based on FDA recall #D-0783-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0783-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Oct. 26, 2021, that Virgin Scent Inc. is recalling artnaturals hand sanitizer due to CGMP deviations. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

  • artnaturals hand sanitizer, SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER (ethyl alcohol 62.5%), 8 fl oz (236 ml) bottles
  • UPC: 8 16820 02820 5
  • Lots: G20109D, G2019E, G20125E, G20125F, G20125D, G20125A, G20126C, G20126A, G20126D, G20126B, G20126E, G20127C, G20127B, G20127D, G20127A, G20127F, G20127A, G20128B, G20128C, G20128D, G20128E, G20128F, G20129B, G20129A, G20129C, G20129D, G20129E, G20130B, G20130A, G20130C, G20132A, G20132B, G20133A
  • Expiration dates: 5/1/2022 and 8/1/2022

The hazard

The recall stems from CGMP deviations where other lots were manufactured using common ingredients as the contaminated lot. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show that on Jan. 20, 2026, ACME issued recalls for ACME Children's Hand Sanitizer Wipes, ACME Wipes Plus Hand Sanitizing Wipes, and ACME UNITED BZK Antiseptic Hand Wipes due to CGMP deviations.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the product label for the lot numbers listed: G20109D, G2019E, G20125E, G20125F, G20125D, G20125A, G20126C, G20126A, G20126D, G20126B, G20126E, G20127C, G20127B, G20127D, G20127A, G20127F, G20127A, G20128B, G20128C, G20128D, G20128E, G20128F, G20129B, G20129A, G20129C, G20129D, G20129E, G20130B, G20130A, G20130C, G20132A, G20132B, G20133A. The product was distributed by Virgin Scent Inc in Gardena, CA.

  • Brand
    Virgin Scent
  • Product
    artnaturals hand sanitizer, SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER (ethyl alcohol 62.5%), 8 fl oz (236 ml) bottles, Dist. By
  • Category
    Drug
FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 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.

  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Nationwide in the U.S.A
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantityClass
D-0782-2022artnaturals hand sanitizer, SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER (ethyl alcohol 62.5%), 8 fl oz (236 ml) bottles, Dist. By artnaturals, Gardena, CA 90248, UPC: 8 16820 02820 5; Lot: G20127E, G20128A, EXP 5/1/2022;47,832 bottlesClass I
D-0783-2022artnaturals hand sanitizer, SCENT FREE HAND SANITIZER (ethyl alcohol 62.5%), 8 fl oz (236 ml) bottles, Dist. By artnaturals, Gardena, CA 90248, UPC: 8 16820 02820 5; Lot: G20109D, G2019E, G20125E, G20125F, G20125D, G20125A, G20126C, G20126A, G20126D, G20126B, G20126E, G20127C, G20127B, G20127D, G20127A, G20127F, G20127A, G20128B, G20128C, G20128D, G20128E, G20128F, G20129B, G20129A, G20129C, G20129D, G20129E, G20130B, G20130A, G20130C, G20132A, G20132B, G20133A, EXP 5/1/2022; G20133A, EXP 8/1/2022570,268 BottlesClass II
D-0784-2022artnaturals Hand Sanitizer; Lot: G20154A, G20155A, EXP 6/1/2022;46,368 BottlesClass II
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Lot Number

    Look for the lot numbers listed: G20109D, G2019E, G20125E, G20125F, G20125D, G20125A, G20126C, G20126A, G20126D, G20126B, G20126E, G20127C, G20127B, G20127D, G20127A, G20127F, G20127A, G20128B, G20128C, G20128D, G20128E, G20128F, G20129B, G20129A, G20129C, G20129D, G20129E, G20130B, G20130A, G20130C, G20132A, G20132B, G20133A.

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 U.S.A” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.8 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 26, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 22, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 27, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 31, 2024420212024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #D-0783-2022 (October 26, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0783-2022 to see it in context.
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