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Personal Cleansing Products under brand names Caremore, CCN/Medirite, CHL, Countrywide, Fairfield and Fittlewo — microbiological risk

UK OPSSMicrobiologicalJul 5, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Personal Cleansing Products under brand names Caremore, CCN/Medirite, CHL, Countrywide, Fairfield and Fittlewo — microbiological risk
Photo from the official notice: Personal Cleansing Products under brand names Caremore, CCN/Medirite, CHL, Countrywide, Fairfield and Fittlewo — microbiological risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

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 Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 or the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.

Remedy

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 .

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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