CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 12 Aug 2020 · FDA Enforcement Report
Lemon Blossom Hand Sanitizer (benzalkonium chloride recalled
Spartan Chemical is recalling Lemon Blossom Hand Sanitizer (benzalkonium chloride 0.1% - antimicrobial), For, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 1 Jul 2020 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1503-2020
- FDA event ID
- 85978
- Recalling firm
- Spartan Chemical, Maumee, OH
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 1 Jul 2020
- FDA classified
- 14 Aug 2020
- Reported
- 12 Aug 2020
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Drug class
- Hand Sanitizer
Timeline
| 1 Jul 2020 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 12 Aug 2020 | Published in enforcement report | +42 days |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Classified by FDA | +2 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Microbial contamination of non-sterile products: positive microbial contamination in product.
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
Lemon Blossom Hand Sanitizer (benzalkonium chloride 0.1% - antimicrobial), For Institutional and Industrial Use Only, a) foamyiQ 42.27 oz/1250 mL cartridge, UPC code: 7 53727 26454 4; b) Lite 'n Foamy 1 gallon/3.79 L container UPC code: 7 53727 26113 0, Spartan Chemical Company, Inc., 1110 Spartan Drive, Maumee, OH 43537 USA.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide USA, Panama, St. Maarten
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Microbial contamination of non-sterile products: positive microbial contamination in product.
Which lots are affected?
a) 42.27 oz cartridge: 518491, 518492, 518498, 518499, 518500, 520057, 520058, 520060, 520061; b) 1 gallon container: 520032, Exp. 06/30/2022.
Where was it sold?
Nationwide USA, Panama, St. Maarten
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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