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Kleenex Hand Sanitizer Recall: Burkholderia Contamination Risk

Kimberly-Clark recalls Kleenex Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer cassettes due to microbial contamination with Burkholderia cepacia complex. Check your lot numbers.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1414-2012Drug Kleenex ›

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Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products; The affected lots were found to be contaminated with bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia complex.

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Recalling firmKimberly-Clark Corporation1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd · Roswell, GA 30076

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation is recalling specific lots of Kleenex Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer because the non-sterile products were found to be contaminated with the bacterium Burkholderia cepacia complex. The affected items are 1 Liter and 1.2 Liter cassettes distributed nationwide and in Canada. The record does not specify a remedy or action for consumers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/48667-kimberly-clark-corporation-recalls-kleenex-luxury-foam-hand-sanitizer-benzalkonium.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/48667-kimberly-clark-corporation-recalls-kleenex-luxury-foam-hand-sanitizer-benzalkonium · Updated October 13, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1414-2012

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“Kleenex Hand Sanitizer Recall: Burkholderia Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 13, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/48667-kimberly-clark-corporation-recalls-kleenex-luxury-foam-hand-sanitizer-benzalkonium. Based on FDA recall #D-1414-2012 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1414-2012%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 14, 2012, that Kimberly-Clark Corporation voluntarily recalled Kleenex Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer cassettes due to microbial contamination. The affected products were found to be contaminated with the bacterium Burkholderia cepacia complex.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Kleenex
Product: Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer (Benzalkonium Chloride 0.1%)
SKU #12977-00 (Cassette - 1 Liter), Lot #: SA1229ANB
SKU #12979-00 (E-Cassette - 1.2 Liters), Lot #: SA1229ANA, Exp 08/13

The hazard

The recall involves non-sterile products contaminated with the bacterium Burkholderia cepacia complex. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Kimberly-Clark Corporation has two other recalls on record since December 11, 2018, including a February 1, 2021 label mix-up for Scott Moisturizing Foam Hand Sanitizer and a December 11, 2018 recall of Kotex U by Sleek Regular Tampons. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Zep Alcohol Sanitizer Spray Recall (May 22, 2026), the Walgreens Saline Nasal Spray with Xylitol Recall (November 12, 2025), and the Blaine Labs Revitaderm Wound Gel Recall (April 8, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Kleenex Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer (Benzalkonium Chloride 0.1%) in either 1 Liter (33.8 fl oz.) or 1.2 Liters (40.5 fl oz.) cassettes. Check the lot numbers: SA1229ANB for SKU #12977-00 and SA1229ANA with expiration date 08/13 for SKU #12979-00.

Brand
Kleenex
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
Terminated
Distribution
Nationwide and Canada

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
D-1414-2012	Kleenex Luxury Foam Hand Sanitizer, (Benzalkonium Chloride 0.1%), in a) 1 Liter (33.8 fl oz.), b) 1.2 Liters (40.5 fl oz.) Cassettes, Distributed by Kimberly Clark, LLC, Roswell, GA 30076; SKU #12977-00 (Cassette - 1 Liter), Lot #: SA1229ANB; b) SKU #12979-00 (E-Cassette - 1.2 Liters), Lot #: SA1229ANA, Exp 08/13	5268 Cassettes
D-1415-2012	Kleenex Foam Hand Sanitizer, Alcohol Free in a) 1.5 fl oz. (45mL) , b) 8 fl oz. (236mL) , and c) 16 fl oz (473mL) bottles, Distributed by Kimberly Clark, LLC, Roswell, GA 30076; a) SKU 34136-00; Lot #: SA2137SLA, SA2136SLB, Exp 05/13, SA2060SLB, Exp 02/14, SA2076SLB, SA2086SLC, SA2087SLA Exp 03/14, SA2131SLA, SA2135SLA, Exp 05/14 b) SKU 34135-00; Lot #: SA2086SLB, Exp 03/14 c) SKU 34111-00; Lot #: SA2086SLA, Exp 03/14, SA2122SLA, SA2123SLA, Exp 04/14	8994 Bottles

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

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

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 10 months after the firm started it.

Jun 14, 2012Firm started the recall
Jul 12, 2012FDA classified it Class II
Jul 18, 2012Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Apr 9, 2013FDA 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-1414-2012 (June 14, 2012) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1414-2012 to see it in context.
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