Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel recall
FDA recall D-0460-2024 · initiated Mar 23, 2024
Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. recalled Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel in Mar 2024 — an FDA Class I recall (D-0460-2024) because Chemical Contamination: Product manufactured with ethanol API that contains methanol.
Most serious — a reasonable probability that use will cause serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Chemical Contamination: Product manufactured with ethanol API that contains methanol
Something got into the product
A physical or chemical contaminant was found — glass or metal fragments, or a solvent that should not be there.
This is a manufacturing or quality failure, not a finding that the medicine is unsafe to take — across every recall we hold, none was issued for that reason. It does not mean the batch was harmless.
Is your product affected? Check the lot number
A recall covers only specific lots. Find the lot number and expiration date on your package and compare them to the affected codes below — if yours is not listed, it was not part of this recall.
Quantity recalled: 5299 bottles
Details
- Product
- Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel, 80% Alcohol, 12 fl oz (355 mL) plastic bottle, Manufactured in Aruba by Aruba Aloe Balm Inc., Pitastraat 115, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean. UPC 0 82252 03300 5
- Recalling company
- Aruba Aloe Balm N.V.
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Distribution
- Nationwide in the USA
- Initiated
- Mar 23, 2024
- FDA report date
- May 1, 2024
Frequently asked
- Was Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel recalled?
- Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. recalled Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel in Mar 2024 — an FDA Class I recall (D-0460-2024) because Chemical Contamination: Product manufactured with ethanol API that contains methanol. Most serious — a reasonable probability that use will cause serious harm or death.
- Why was Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel recalled?
- Per the FDA enforcement record, the reason for recall D-0460-2024 was: Chemical Contamination: Product manufactured with ethanol API that contains methanol
- Is a recalled Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel dangerous to take?
- An FDA recall removes specific lots from the market for a defined reason and does not by itself mean the medicine is unsafe for everyone — your specific lot may never have been affected. Most serious — a reasonable probability that use will cause serious harm or death. Check the FDA notice for the affected lot numbers and expiration dates, and ask your pharmacist or doctor before stopping a prescribed medicine. This reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice.
- Which lots of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel are affected?
- Distributed: Nationwide in the USA. The recall covers these lots — Lot #: 25160, Exp 4/16/2024; 25344, Exp 5/20/2024, 25580, Exp 6/15/2024; 25828, Exp 7/28/2024; 26057, Exp 8/25/2024; 26195, Exp 9/18/2024; 26471, Exp 11/25/2024; 26754, Exp 1/20/2025; 26821, Exp 2/2/2025; 27005, Exp 3/11/2025; 27518, Exp 6/22/2025; 27927, Exp 8/26/2025; 28176, Exp 10/22/2025; 28392, Exp 12/31/2025.. Check the lot number and expiration date on your package against this list; if yours is not listed, it was not part of recall D-0460-2024.