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Transliquid Mystic Shield Antiseptic Hand Rub Recall: Methanol Contamination Hazard

Transliquid recalls Mystic Shield 70% alcohol antiseptic hand rub due to undeclared methanol contamination. Affected products have green or blue labels and were sold with UPC 787790339526. Consumers should stop using immediately.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1408-2020DrugTransliquid ›
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Recalling firmTransliquid Technologies, LLC330 Rayford Rd · Spring, TX 77386-1980
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Transliquid is recalling its Mystic Shield PROTECTION antiseptic hand rub because it contains undeclared methanol. This chemical contamination poses a risk of serious injury if the product is used as intended. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/36993-transliquid-mystic-shield-antiseptic-hand-rub-recall-methanol-contamination-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/36993-transliquid-mystic-shield-antiseptic-hand-rub-recall-methanol-contamination-hazard · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1408-2020

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“Transliquid Mystic Shield Antiseptic Hand Rub Recall: Methanol Contamination Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/36993-transliquid-mystic-shield-antiseptic-hand-rub-recall-methanol-contamination-hazard. Based on FDA recall #D-1408-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1408-2020%22&limit=1).

Transliquid Technologies, LLC voluntarily recalled Mystic Shield PROTECTION hand rub due to undeclared methanol contamination, the FDA announced on June 29, 2020. Consumers should stop using the product immediately.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Transliquid
  • Product: Mystic Shield PROTECTION, ALCOHOL ANTISEPTIC 70%, Topical Solution, Antiseptic Hand Rub, Non-sterile Solution, Extra strength Formula*
  • Size: 8.45 fl. oz. (250 ml) bottle
  • Label color: Green or blue
  • UPC: 7 87790 33952 6
  • Lot code: All Lots
  • Distribution: Nationwide in the US

The hazard

The product contains undeclared methanol, which poses a chemical contamination risk. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.

Context

Other recent recalls of similar products include OneSource Specialty Pharma Methohexital Sodium Recall (2026-06-07), Haleon Gas-X Extra Strength Softgels Recall (2026-06-04), and Medline Silicone Cream Recall (2026-06-11).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for green or blue labels on the bottle. The product is sold in 8.45 fl. oz. (250 ml) bottles with UPC barcode 787790339526. All production lots are affected.

  • Brand
    Transliquid
  • Product
    Mystic Shield PROTECTION, ALCOHOL ANTISEPTIC 70%, Topical Solution, Antiseptic Hand Rub, Non-sterile Solution, Extra
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Immediately

    Discard the product if you have it, as methanol contamination poses a serious health risk.

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

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3.7 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 29, 202012. FDA classified it Class I: Jul 24, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 29, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 13, 2024420202024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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-1408-2020 (June 29, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1408-2020 to see it in context.
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