Organique by Himalaya Nourishing Night Cream Recalled for Bacterial Contamination
Date Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
HimalayaUSA announced late last week that it is conducting a voluntary recall of the night cream Organique by Himalaya Nourishing Night Cream with batch #S691001 and batch #S691002 effective immediately. This product was distributed throughout the U.S. and in Canada. The product is sold in a cylinder shaped teal bottle with an orange cap. The batch numbers are located on the bottom of the bottle.
The bacteria staphylococcus aureus and fungus were found present in samples of Nourishing Night Cream batch #S691001 and were traced to the bottle’s pump components, which were supplied by a third party manufacturer. These microbes are found in the environment and are frequently seen as normal flora found on skin, though they may become opportunistic in immunocompromised people or if introduced to broken skin. Since there is no way to determine if all pumps used contained these microbes, HimalayaUSA is recalling the entire batch.
Although no microbes were found in batch #S691002, the same pump components may have been used in its manufacturing, so HimalayaUSA is voluntarily recalling this batch, too.
This recall is effective only for the batch numbers indicated and not for any other Nourishing Night Cream batch. To date, the company has received no reports of consumer injury. Moving forward, the company said it will test all third party bottle components for the presence of microbes.
All other Nourishing Night Cream batches have been batch tested and are free from any contamination.
If you have any questions or concerns about this recall please contact their Customer Service Team at 800-869-4640
Organique by Himalaya Nourishing Night Cream Recalled for Bacterial Contamination
Date Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
HimalayaUSA announced late last week that it is conducting a voluntary recall of the night cream Organique by Himalaya Nourishing Night Cream with batch #S691001 and batch #S691002 effective immediately. This product was distributed throughout the U.S. and in Canada. The product is sold in a cylinder shaped teal bottle with an orange cap. The batch numbers are located on the bottom of the bottle.
The bacteria staphylococcus aureus and fungus were found present in samples of Nourishing Night Cream batch #S691001 and were traced to the bottle’s pump components, which were supplied by a third party manufacturer. These microbes are found in the environment and are frequently seen as normal flora found on skin, though they may become opportunistic in immunocompromised people or if introduced to broken skin. Since there is no way to determine if all pumps used contained these microbes, HimalayaUSA is recalling the entire batch.
Although no microbes were found in batch #S691002, the same pump components may have been used in its manufacturing, so HimalayaUSA is voluntarily recalling this batch, too.
This recall is effective only for the batch numbers indicated and not for any other Nourishing Night Cream batch. To date, the company has received no reports of consumer injury. Moving forward, the company said it will test all third party bottle components for the presence of microbes.
All other Nourishing Night Cream batches have been batch tested and are free from any contamination.
If you have any questions or concerns about this recall please contact their Customer Service Team at 800-869-4640
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