True Chemical Solutions, LLC
FDA issued a warning letter to True Chemical Solutions, LLC (Midland, TX, United States) on Sep 29, 2021. Subject: Failure to Permit Access to or Copying of Records.
From the letter: “This request went unanswered, as did numerous telephone calls from the Agency regarding this matter, so the Agency sent a follow-up written request for such records and other information by certified return-receipt mail on May 4, 2021.”
At a glance
What a reviewer notes before reading: findings, citations, the response deadline and what the letter warns of.
- Violations
- 3 findings · 3 issue types
- Cited
- No CFR or ISO section
- Response due
- Not stated in the letter
- FDA asks for
- 3 actions
- Named as possible actions
- Refusal of admission
- Issued by
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Published status
- No close-out recorded
AI assisted findings
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01Records & data integrityThe firm failed to respond to FDA's electronic and written requests for records under section 704(a)(4), despite confirmed delivery.
This request went unanswered, as did numerous telephone calls from the Agency regarding this matter, so the Agency sent a follow-up written request for such records and other information by certified return-receipt mail on May 4, 2021. Delivery was confirmed by your signature, but you failed to respond to these attempted communications or otherwise provide the requested records or other information.
02OtherRefusing to permit access to records as required by section 704(a) is a prohibited act under the FD&C Act.
It is a prohibited act under section 301(e) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(e)) to refuse to permit access to or copying of any record as required by section 704(a).
03Facilities & equipmentThe firm's involvement in fracking operations poses a risk of chemical contamination of drug products.
Fracking operations typically involve multiple chemicals that could be harmful to patients if they were to contaminate drugs, such as your hand sanitizers.
What FDA requested
- Respond within 48 hours to confirm or update registration and/or drug listing status and indicate whether you will respond to the request for records and other information.
- If no longer manufacturing drugs, delist all previously listed drugs using the last lot expiration date as the marketing end date, and deregister the facility.
- Provide additional information for consideration as the Agency continues to assess activities and practices.
FDA Warning Letter
17 paragraphs · 1 sectionText as published on FDA.gov, retrieved Sep 8, 2026. Layout added for reading; the wording is FDA’s. View on FDA.gov (opens in a new tab)
1Letter text
10 paragraphs
Your firm is registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) as a manufacturer of over-the-counter (OTC) drug products; specifically, products listed include HAPPY HANDS Hand Sanitizer Topical Gel with Moisturizing Solution. On November 10, 2020, the FDA sent an electronic request for records and other information pursuant to section 704(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 374(a)(4), to the contact e-mail address provided in your registration file. This request went unanswered, as did numerous telephone calls from the Agency regarding this matter, so the Agency sent a follow-up written request for such records and other information by certified return-receipt mail on May 4, 2021. Delivery was confirmed by your signature, but you failed to respond to these attempted communications or otherwise provide the requested records or other information. Pursuant to section 704(a)(4), FDA’s request and follow-up communication included a sufficient and clear description of the records sought.
It is a prohibited act under section 301(e) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(e)) to refuse to permit access to or copying of any record as required by section 704(a).
Since declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency,1 a number of hand sanitizer products have been recalled due to quality issues ranging from substitution with other drug substances to subpotency.2 The Agency has reached out to registered OTC drug firms with hand sanitizers included in their product listing to assess the overall quality of the drugs registered as manufactured by these firms. Because your OTC drug firm failed to respond to the section 704(a)(4) records requests and associated communication attempts, we have no indication of the level of quality assurance for drugs registered as manufactured at your facility.
We note that, while your firm is registered with the FDA as a manufacturer of OTC drug products, your website indicates your firm is also involved in pipeline operations and fracturing, also known as fracking. Fracking operations typically involve multiple chemicals that could be harmful to patients if they were to contaminate drugs, such as your hand sanitizers.
Respond to this letter within 48 hours to confirm or update your registration and/or drug listing status and indicate whether you will respond to the request for records and other information. If you are no longer manufacturing drugs, delist all the drugs previously listed with FDA, using the last lot expiration date as the marketing end date of the product, and deregister your facility accordingly.
The Agency may conduct an inspection to verify information provided and/or to evaluate the compliance of your manufacturing operations.
Continued non-response regarding questions of the quality assurance of the drugs manufactured at your facility may lead to inclusion on the Agency’s list of hand sanitizers consumers should not use, at: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-hand-sanitizers-consumers-should-not-use.
You may provide additional information for our consideration as we continue to assess your activities and practices.
Send your electronic reply to CDER-OC-OMQ-Communications@fda.hhs.gov.
Identify your response with FEI 3016866715 and ATTN: Marisa Heayn.
Citations and trends
Each 21 CFR section, ISO 13485 clause and issue type in this letter, how often it appears across all letters, and its trend by the year FDA issued the letters. 2026 runs to Nov 3, 2026, compared with the same dates last year. Select a row or a bar to see those letters in Letters. As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current requirements.
This letter cites no 21 CFR section or ISO 13485 clause.
Issue types
Record details
- Issuing center
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Issuing office
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Location
- Midland, TX, United States
- Letter posted date
- Oct 5, 2021
- Letter issue date
- Sep 29, 2021
- Addressed to
- Chief Executive Officer
- Inspection dates
- Not recorded
- Response window
- Not verified in this snapshot. Consult the original letter.
- Record length
- 669 words · 0 recorded redactions
- Published status
- No published close-out
- Original letter
- View on FDA.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Dataset last checked
- Nov 11, 2026 · How this is built
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