WASHINGTON - A Shreveport, Louisiana company is recalling 153,336 containers of hand sanitizer because those containers look like water bottles.

American Screening is recalling the sanitizer, which contains 70% ethyl alcohol gel, which is packaged in 8 oz. containers that resemble water bottles posing a risk of consumption.

The Food and Drug Administration says ingesting hand sanitizer could potentially result in alcohol toxicity.

Symptoms of alcohol toxicity may range from lack of coordination, slowed or slurred speech, drowsiness to coma, which can be fatal.

Ingesting alcohol can affect the brain and cause impaired driving or operating heavy machinery. 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.

So far, American Screening LLC says it has not received any reports of adverse events related to the recall.

The recalled hand sanitizer lots include the following expiration dates of 5/21/2022 and 05/24/2022 for black-capped bottles and no lot numbers or expiration dates for clear capped bottles.

The product can be identified by its shape (small water bottle), with a black flip top cap or clear cap with blue pouring spout with the weight of measure of eight (8) ounces/237mL, UPC 8 4005051579 2.

The Hand Sanitizer was sold to customers & distributors Nationwide via the internet at americanscreeningcorp.com and/or in-house sales.

American Screening LLC is notifying its distributors and customers by mass email and is arranging for the return of all recalled Hand Sanitizers.

Consumers & distributors that have this hand sanitizer that is being recalled should stop distribution/use and return to the place of purchase or discard.