Product Recall: Personal Cleansing Products under brand names Caremore, CCN/Medirite, CHL, Countrywide, Fairfield and Fittleworth
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.
Summary
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.
Product information
| Brand | Product Name | Models | PSD Case Number | Link to Recall Alert PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caremore | Wet Wipes | CMW100 | 2207-0016 | |
| CCN/Medirite | Wet Wipe | PH010N, PH010NN | 2207-0042 | |
| CHL (Care Home Life) | Large Wet Wipes | PWIP0049 | 2206-0467 | |
| Countrywide | Patient Cleansing Wipes (Moist Handi Wipes, Handy Wipe, Wet Wipe, Large Moist Body Wipes) | NE0545, NE0505N, NE0546N, NE0546 | 2207-0047 | |
| Fairfield | Wet Wipes and Moist Patient Wipes | GNC31W and GNC31WN | 2207-0048 | |
| Fittleworth | Complementary Cleansing Wet Wipes | FWW030, FWW030N | 2206-0446 |
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 the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
Corrective action
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.
Additional information
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