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.”
TORONTO Health Canada continues to expand its growing recall of hand sanitizers sold in Canadian stores that the agency says may pose certain health risks. The agency said the hand sanitizers have been recalled because they either contain ingredients that are not permitted for use in Canada or are not properly labelled and are missing important information. The recall, issued in June and updated on Friday, advises anyone with the products in their home to stop using them immediately and consult a health-care professional if they have health concerns. The latest addition to the recall notice includes Heyseller Inc. s HeyPur hand sanitizer (NPN 80099351) for containing the unacceptable medicinal ingredient of 1-propanol.