Hand Sanitizers Seized by U.S. Marshals

The United States Food and Drug Administration doesn’t mess around. After finding harmful bacteria in hand sanitizers produced by Clarcon, the FDA had Clarcon recall their products. However, after Clarcon failed to agree to quickly destroy their products, the FDA put the U.S. Marshals on the case.

On Saturday, the U.S. Marshals were in Utah seizing the hand sanitizer products from Clarcon. Clarcon has (or is it had?) a laboratory in the city of Roy in Utah.

Also on Saturday, the FDA told the world not to touch any of Clarcon products. Although most of their products claimed to be antimicrobial and supposedly had the ability to protect against diseases, heal damaged skin treat open wounds, the FDA said that the high levels of bacteria found in their products made their products unsafe.

Said Deborah M. Autor of the FDA to the Associated Press: “The FDA is committed to taking enforcement action against firms that do not manufacture drugs in accordance with our current good manufacturing practice requirements.”

This U.S. Marshals raid to seize hand sanitizer products proved that point.

Is your hand sanitizer made by Clarcon? (Image: Flickr)