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Product recall for personal cleansing products manufactured by Vernacare and sold under brand names Caremore, CCN/Medirite, CHL, Countrywide, Fairfield and Fittleworth presenting a microbiological risk due to contamination with the bacterial Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
Product: Personal cleansing products (wet wipes) manufactured by Vernacare under the brand names Caremore, Countrywide, Fairfield, CHL, Fittleworth, CCN and Medirite.
Hazard: The product presents a microbiological risk due to contamination with the bacteria Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
Corrective action: The products have been recalled from end users.
The products present a risk of microbiological contamination due to the detection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, which can cause infections in humans.
The products do not meet the requirements of the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
This recall is an expansion of the existing Vernacare personal cleansing products recall. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-recall-vernacare-wetwipes-and-personal-cleansing-products-2204-0166.
Distributors and consumers in possession of these products should not use them and should return them to Vernacare. Vernacare’s press release, including instructions on how to return the product, can be found at the following link: https://www.vernacare.com/news-hub/news/Vernacare-issues-voluntary-recall-across-all-cosmetic-products.
PSD case numbers: 2207-0016, 2207-0042, 2206-0467, 2207-0047, 2207-0048 and 2206-0446
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards / Office for Product Safety and Standards
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