🚨 RECALL UPDATE: 6.3 MILLION CLEANERS RECALLED

This one deserves a little more than a recall headline.

Clorox Manufacturing Company of Puerto Rico is recalling approximately 6.3 million scented Mistolin and Lestoil cleaners because some may contain bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

IMPORTANT: This is NOT a recall of Clorox bleach.

The recalled products were manufactured in Puerto Rico and sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Products manufactured and sold in other markets are not included.

But I went digging through the public records, and there’s another reason I’m watching this one.

In 2022, Clorox recalled approximately 37 million Pine-Sol products after bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were identified in certain products manufactured at a Georgia facility.

Then, in January 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Clorox had agreed to a $14.15 million civil penalty to settle allegations involving its reporting of that earlier hazard.

CPSC records say Clorox microbiologists had documented bacterial contamination in storage tanks and finished product as early as 2019. Regulators alleged that Clorox did not report the potential hazard to CPSC until 2022.

Clorox did not admit those allegations or admit violating the law as part of the settlement.

Now, in 2026, another Clorox manufacturing operation is recalling millions of cleaners over possible exposure to the same species of bacteria.

Does that mean the two recalls are connected?

No evidence currently establishes that.

The earlier Pine-Sol products were manufactured in Georgia. These Mistolin and Lestoil products were manufactured in Puerto Rico. I found no public evidence establishing a common source or manufacturing failure.

But given the history, I think consumers deserve to know what caused this contamination, when Clorox first discovered it, and what corrective steps are being taken.

WHAT CONSUMERS SHOULD CHECK:

If you purchased scented Mistolin or Lestoil in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, look for a date code beginning PR01, followed by a five-digit number between 25091 and 26168.

Stop using affected products immediately.

CPSC says consumers should photograph the UPC and date code for the refund and dispose of the cleaner inside its container rather than pouring the product out.

No injuries had been reported when the recall was announced.

We don’t speculate. We follow the record.

And this is one I’ll be following.

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