Health Canada announced a recall for hand sanitizers labelled “Anti-Microbe” from the market due to more than permitted amounts of benzalkonium chloride found in the products which may pose health hazards—especially to children. The advisory notice posted by the agency on Jan. 22 said Atoms F.D. Inc. (Atoms), a Quebec-based soap and detergent manufacturing company, issued a recall for various hand sanitizer products because they contain 0.3 percent of benzalkonium chloride—twice the amount allowed for personal or domestic use. Benzalkonium chloride is an ingredient mainly used as a surfactant and antibacterial agent, commonly found in disinfectants and hand sanitizers. Products containing 0.3 percent benzalkonium chloride should be labelled for adult use in an industrial setting only, such as health care and food processing facilities, the agency said, adding that “the affected products are not appropriately labelled with this information.” According to Health Canada, the affected products have the label “Anti-Microbe” and/or …