The 15 products are being recalled because “they do not meet Health Canada’s requirements.”
If you’ve purchased or have used one of the products listed below, Health Canada urges you to contact a health care professional and report any health product adverse events or complaints to the agency.
Health Canada says to stop using any of the listed products immediately and return the product to your local pharmacy for proper disposal.
Reasons for recall include:
improper labelling
Heypur Added to List of Recalled Hand-Sanitizers Due to ‘Unacceptable Medicinal Ingredient’
Health Canada continues to update the list of recalled hand sanitizers that pose potential health risks for consumers.
HeyPur (NPN 80099351), produced by Heyseller Inc., was added to the list of hand sanitizers being recalled from the market on Dec. 11, because it contains an “unacceptable medicinal ingredient, 1-propanol.”
“Frequent use of hand sanitizer containing 1-propanol may cause eye, nose and throat irritation, as well as dry cracking skin, drowsiness and headache,” the agency said in a release.
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for hand sanitizer, and Health Canada responded by temporarily permitting the use of “technical-grade ethanol in alcohol-based hand sanitizers.”