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Popular Skincare Company Issues Recall Over Possible Bacterial Contamination

By Matt Hladik

Popular Skincare Company Issues Recall Over Possible Bacterial Contamination

DermaRite Industries has ordered a nationwide recall of specific lots of several of its skincare products due to concerns over bacterial contamination.

The recall, which was announced on Friday, is for four specific products: DermaKleen, DermaSarra, KleenFoam, and PeriGiene. The products may contain Burkholderia cepecia, which is commonly found in water in soil.

The bacteria usually doesn't pose issues for individuals with healthy immune systems, but could prove cause "serious and life-threatening infections" in those who are immunocompromised.

"The contaminated products may be used by immunosuppressed individuals or by people attending to immunosuppressed individuals," says the official FDA recall announcement. "In healthy individuals with minor skin lesions the use of the product will more likely result in local infections, whereas in immunocompromised individuals the infection is more likely to spread into blood stream leading to life-threatening sepsis."

You can find all of the packaging and lot numbers and information in the FDA announcement here.

What to do if you have one of the products listed

The possible tainted products--an antiseptic lotion soap, an antimicrobial foam soap, an external analgesic and an antiseptic cleanser--have been distributed throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

Any consumers with questions about the recall have been asked to contact Mary Goldberg at 973-569-9000 x104 Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST or email [email protected].

Additionally, if a person has experienced any adverse effects from using one of these products, they're asked to alert their physician or healthcare provider and can also report their issue to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program, which can be done via mail, email or fax.

* Complete and submit the report online: www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm

* Regular Mail or Fax: Download form www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178.

So far, DermaRite has not received any reports of illness or adverse events related to the recalled products.

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