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Hand sanitizer recall reaches new milestone, 75 sanitizers now recalled

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced over the weekend that a total of 75 hand sanitizers containing methanol have now been recalled. The recalls have left consumers unsure of what products are safe when trying to keep their hands clean. And when nearly 80% of those surveyed “regularly use…

Potential cyclospora contamination leads to recall of Fresh Express bagged salads

If it seems like the last few months have been full of nothing but COVID-19 news and hand sanitizer & salad recalls...it’s because that’s mostly been the case. We unfortunately couldn’t make it out of July without another bagged salad recall. Fresh Express is again recalling some of their bagged…

USDA goes on the attack against organic food fraud

Greed. It’s what takes something that should be a benefit for the whole of society like organic foods, and instead leads to widespread fraud. We’re less than a year removed from what was the first case of its kind. Randy Constant, a farmer in Missouri, was sentenced to more than…

Up to date list of FDA recalled hand sanitizers

We've written here numerous times the last few weeks that there are serious concerns right now for any consumers purchasing hand sanitizers. As the days and weeks go by, the list of hand sanitizers recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration only continues to grow.

At issue is the…

The FDA continues to add to its list of recalled hand sanitizers

We’re back with another hand sanitizer recall blog post. This week we have another update from the United States Food and Drug Administration regarding potentially toxic hand sanitizers. The list of hand sanitizers that could potentially contain dangerous levels of the toxin methanol now stands at nearly 60.

Amid reports…

June's hand sanitizer warnings from the FDA have now reached more than 2 dozen varieties

A little over two weeks ago we wrote about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s release of a list of 9 brands of hand sanitizer to avoid because they may contain methanol, a potentially dangerous ingredient. If ingested, methanol (aka wood alcohol) can be “life threatening”.

Hand Sanitizers…