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Skin cleansing cream – Botanics, Boots “Gentle Cleansing Cream All Bright”

Serious risk Microbiological

Published by Safety Gate 31 Oct 2016In the weekly report of 4 Nov 2016 (week 44, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin cleansing cream
Brand
Botanics, Boots (11 alerts)
Brand as notified
Botanics / Boots
Name
Gentle Cleansing Cream All Bright
Batch
5045094998920; Batch 1H - Boots Item Code = 49- 98- 928
Barcode
5045094998920
Description
White facial cleanser cream in a white 250 ml bottle. There is no secondary packaging.
Risk
The product contains a high count of Enterobacter gergoviae (measured value 3000 cfu/g). These could cause localised skin reaction and eye infections, particularly in consumers with a weakened immune system.The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 13 Oct 2016
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1433/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1433/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1433/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-044 (XML)
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