Disney-branded hand sanitizers recalled due to carcinogen concerns

Disney brand hand sanitizers that include Baby Yoda and Mickey Mouse are being removed by Best Brands Consumer Products, the company said in a notice released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA tests detected the presence of methanol in Mickey Mouse disinfectant and benzene in the Mandalorian version of Star Wars, according to Best Brands. The affected products involved two batches sold nationwide in three retail outlets and imported from an outside manufacturer.

Benzene is classified as carcinogenic, and substantial exposure can lead to life-threatening cancers such as leukemia, blood cancer, and life-threatening disorders, according to the reminder.

Substantial exposure to methanol can cause nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, coma, seizures, blindness, damage to the central nervous system, and even death. “While all people who use these products on their hands are at risk, young children who accidentally ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink them as a substitute for alcohol (ethanol) are most at risk. methanol poisoning, “he said.

Consumers are asked to stop using and discard any of the withdrawn products, which include Mandalorian hand sanitizer which contains 68% ethyl alcohol and is sold in 2.11 ounce green and blue liquid bottles. They had an expiration date of September 30, 2022 and lot number 20E21.

Mickey Mouse Hand Sanitizer expires on June 30, 2022 and was sold in blue 2.11 ounce liquid bottles. They contain batch number 20D21.

Withdrawn products are already off the market “for unrelated commercial reasons,” Best Brands said. The company was notified by the FDA of the problem in late February, he added.

Best Brands did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.

The FDA has posted a lot of hand sanitizer withdrawalsmainly because the pandemic caused more Americans to be redirected to the products.

They put the disinfectants particular risk for young childrenwhich constituted the overwhelming majority of more than 900 accidental poisonings with hand sanitizers only in January 2021.

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