4.9 million household cleaner bottles recalled on the risk of bacterial infection
The popular product was sold among the country's major retailers in the last month.
Everyone has their own routine when it comes to keeping their house clean. Some will take a lot of time from their schedule to make sure that everything is well tidy and organized at the end of each day, while others are comfortable doing a big race once a week. The only similarity is that no matter your style, most people are counting on their favorite products to ensure their floors, bathroom accessories and cooking devices And the surfaces are disinfected and sparkling from top to bottom. But now the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that nearly 5 million bottles of cleaning cleaner have been recalled. Read the rest to see which products have been removed from a risk of bacterial infection.
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The officials had just announced that several varieties of household cleaners have been recalled.
On February 8, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Colgate-Palmolive Company had recalled several varieties of its fabuloso household cleaning products. Affected items include the original versatile Scentoso Fabuloso lava cleaner sold in 22 ounce bottles; Concentrated formula 2x SCENT LAVDER SCENT SOLD IN FORMATES OF 56 ONCES, 128 OCES and 169 OCES; Clean versatile lavender perfume sold in 210 ounce containers; And Lavender Scent Professional Cleaner and Degreaser sold in a gallon format.
Articles with a refreshing lemon fragrance are also part of the recall, including an original Fabuloso versatile cleanser in 22 ounce containers; And a concentrated formula at 2x 2X versatile cleaning lemon at 23.8 ounces, 56 ounces, 128 ounces and 169 ounces of 33.8 ounces. It also includes concentrated containers of 33.8 ounces, 56 ounces, 128 ounces and 169 ounces of the concentrated Multi-Usine Fabuloso Cleaner 2x, Passion of Fruits Scent; Containers of 56 ounces of Fabuloso Formula concentrated on the cleaner for multimediary use Fabuloso concentrated 2x formula, fresh spring scent; and containers of a Gallon by Fabuloso Professional Clean and Degreaser, Ocean Scent. In total, around 4.9 million bottles are affected by the recall. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The agency claims that the products were sold from December 2022 to January online on Amazon and in the country's major retailers, notably Dollar General, Family Dollar, The Home Depot, Sam's Club, Walmart, etc. Consumers can also identify the elements recalled by the first eight figures of their Lot code, which are 2348us78 at 2365us78 and 3001us78 at 3023us78. This can be found at the back of the bottle above the label.
The agency warned that there was a risk of bacterial infection using the product.
According to CPSC's opinion, Colgate-Palmolive published Fabuloso's recall after discovering that affected articles could be contaminated by bacteria of the pseudomonas species, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa And Pseudomonas fluorescens . And although microorganisms are commonly found in the soil and water, they could present a potential health risk for certain customers.
"People with a weakened immune system, external medical devices or underlying pulmonary conditions exposed to bacteria are risky of a risk of serious infection which may require medical treatment," wrote the company in a Declaration published online . "Bacteria can enter the body if they are inhaled, through the eyes or by rupture in the skin. People with healthy immune systems are generally not affected by bacteria."
The declaration explains that "a curator was not added to the levels provided during manufacturing", which would generally prevent bacteria from growing in the bottle.
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Here is what you need to do if you have bought one of the affected fabuloso cleaning products.
Until now, the agency indicates that no injury or medical problem has been reported as a result of the use of Fabuloso products recalled. However, the agency urges anyone who bought the items assigned to stop using them immediately. They should then take a photo of the UPC code and the product batch before eliminating the product in its container with regular domestic waste, stressing that customers should not empty or empty the solution before throwing it.
Customers can request a full refund or a replacement by contacting Colgate-Palmolive on its dedicated reminder website, which also contains a complete list of affected elements and images of product labels. Consumers can also reach the company by calling the hotline indicated in the agency's reminder notice.
This is not the first recall linked to cleaning in recent months.
Even if cleaning products are intended to keep us healthy by disinfecting our homes and goods, there have been reminders of major products on serious health and safety problems. For example, in December, the CPSC announced that Texas Alen U.S.A. LLC had published a reminder for his art of green detergent detergent products. As Fabuloso's reminder, the company said it drawn the products After discovering that they could be contaminated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Overall, the agency said that 14,550 units were affected by the move.
But it is not only the cleaners themselves that can be potentially dangerous. On December 22, the CPSC announced that 14 models of Samsung's highest load washing machines had been recalled. The agency warned that the devices could "short-circuit and overheat" Risk of serious fire . There had been 51 incident reports at the time of the release of the opinion, of which 10 cases in which goods were damaged and three in which people reported injuries by inhalation of smoke.
And on January 12, the CPSC announced that Bissell had voluntarily recalled specific models of its Wireless Multi-Surface Dry Vailes . The move affected around 61,000 units sold in Walmart Stores on a national scale And online via Bissell, Walmart, QVC, Amazon, Costco, Fingerhut, Ace Hardware, Kohl's and Wayfair. The agency indicated that a defective printed circuit card in the product battery could overheat and smoke, creating a serious fire risk.
