Prairie Wolf Spirits, Inc., Oklahoma City, said it is voluntarily recalling all lots of Prairie Wolf Distillery hand sanitizer packaged in 16.9 fluid ounce and 20 fluid ounce bottles that resemble water bottles to some consumers. The concern is that some people make attempt to drink the sanitizer.
The recall does not affect any other hand sanitizer products from Prairie Wolf Distillery.
Prairie Wolf Asia said it hasn’t received any reports of adverse reactions to the sanitizer. But it noted that ingesting hand sanitizer, which is intended for topical use, could potentially result in alcohol toxicity.
Ingesting alcohol can affect the brain and cause impaired driving or operating heavy machinery. Symptoms of alcohol toxicity may range from lack of coordination, slowed or slurred speech, drowsiness to coma, which can be fatal.
Alcohol can also interact with numerous drugs which may result in serious adverse effects. Ingesting alcohol by people with alcohol addiction may interfere with maintaining abstinence.
Additionally, people with alcohol addiction may seek large amounts of ethanol-based hand sanitizers as a substitute.