People who bought scented Mistolin or Lestoil multi-purpose cleaners in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands with a date code starting PR01 and ending 25091 through 26168 can get a full refund from Clorox, with no receipt. Register on the official Mistolin recall website with photos of the bottle’s UPC and date code, then throw the bottle away.
What Is Being Recalled?
Clorox Manufacturing Company of Puerto Rico recalled about 6.3 million bottles of scented Mistolin and Lestoil multi-purpose cleaners on September 3, 2026, in a recall announced with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Recall No. 26-741). The cleaners may contain bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The remedy is a full refund, requested online through the official recall website with photos of the bottle.The recall reaches only bottles sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, at Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Supermercados Econo, Supermercados Selecto and other island retailers, where they sold for about $1.40 to $8. No incidents had been reported when the recall was announced.
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Which Bottles Are Covered
Thirteen scents are included. The Mistolin dilutable cleaners are Alegra tu Día, Espíritu Play, Flores de Primavera, Fresco Despertar, Frescura de Lavanda, Frescura Tropical, Manzana y Canela, Pino y Especias and Sólo para Ti. The Lestoil heavy-duty multi-purpose cleaners are Energía del Yunque, Fuerza de Lavanda Tropical, Intenso Limon Boricua and Olas de Rincón.The scent alone does not decide it. A bottle is part of the recall only if its date code begins with “PR01” and the five digits that follow fall between 25091 and 26168, which corresponds to products made from April 1, 2025 through June 17, 2026. All four sizes are covered: 28, 40, 64 and 128 fluid ounces.
How to Get the Refund
The CPSC notice tells buyers to stop using the cleaners immediately. The refund then runs through the recall portal in three steps:- Photograph the bottle’s 12-digit UPC and the date code before doing anything else.
- Register on the official recall website and upload the photos with your contact details.
- Once the claim is submitted, dispose of the bottle with its contents in the household trash.
The order matters: once a bottle is in the trash, the photos the refund depends on are gone.
Why Pseudomonas aeruginosa Matters
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common environmental bacterium. The CPSC notice says the risk is of infection for people with weakened immune systems, with exposure possible by breathing in the product, through the eyes or through a break in the skin. It is the same bacterium behind Clorox’s earlier Pine-Sol recall, and it drove the Angry Orange stain remover recall as well.The Class Action Over the Recall
On September 24, 2026, buyers filed a proposed class action against The Clorox Company over the recalled cleaners. The complaint alleges the bottles were sold without warning buyers of the contamination risk, and argues the photo-based refund leaves out most buyers, who have already used up and discarded their bottles. Clorox has not been found liable, no class has been certified, and there is no settlement or claim form in that case. OCA covers the complaint, what it asks for and who it would cover in Clorox Sued Over Mistolin & Lestoil Bacteria Recall.The recall refund and the lawsuit are separate. Requesting a refund through the recall is not a settlement claim, and the lawsuit does not change how the recall refund works.
Questions
How do I know if my Mistolin or Lestoil bottle is recalled?
Check the date code printed on the bottle. Recalled bottles carry a code that starts with PR01 followed by a five-digit number from 25091 through 26168, which covers products made from April 1, 2025 through June 17, 2026. The recall covers nine scented Mistolin dilutable cleaners and four scented Lestoil heavy-duty cleaners in 28, 40, 64 and 128 fluid ounce bottles, sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Do I need a receipt to get the Mistolin refund?
No. The official recall website says a receipt is not required. The refund does depend on photos: the CPSC notice asks for pictures of the bottle’s 12-digit UPC and its date code, submitted when registering on the recall site. The bottle can go in the household trash once the claim is submitted.
How is the Mistolin and Lestoil refund paid?
According to the official recall website, refunds are paid by check, and payment is expected about four to six weeks after a claim is processed. No closing date for refund requests has been announced.
What if I already threw the bottle away?
The recall refund is built around photos of the UPC and date code, so a buyer without the bottle has nothing to photograph. A proposed class action filed September 24, 2026 argues that leaves out most buyers and asks the court to order relief for them. Those claims are allegations, no class has been certified, and there is no settlement or claim form in the lawsuit.
Is the Mistolin recall connected to the Pine-Sol recall?
They are separate recalls of different Clorox brands, but both involve the same bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Pine-Sol recall has its own refund process and its own deadline.
Sources
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission — Clorox Puerto Rico Recalls 6 Million Scented Mistolin and Lestoil Multi-Purpose Cleaners Due to Risk of Exposure to Bacteria, Recall No. 26-741 (September 3, 2026): CPSC recall notice• Official recall website: Mistolin and Lestoil Recall
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