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Children's Bath & Shower gel Duck bath and shower gel — microbiological risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskMicrobiologicalOct 11, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Children's Bath & Shower gel Duck bath and shower gel — microbiological risk
Photo from the official notice: Children's Bath & Shower gel Duck bath and shower gel — microbiological risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (measured values up to: 260 000 cfu/g) among which Burkholderia cepacia. Burkholderia cepacia is resistant to antibiotics and if ingested, inhaled or touched by immunocompromised users or persons suffering cystic fibrosis, could lead to systemic infection or be fatal.The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Warning consumers of the risks — Retailer (11/09/2019)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer (11/09/2019)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (11/09/2019)
  • Destruction of the product — Retailer (11/09/2019)

Product description

50 ml of yellow gel in a printed, duck-shaped plastic film.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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