Natural Organics, Inc. is expanding its April 3, 2014 recall of Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Mouthwash for bacterial contamination. Consumers who have purchased this product should not use it as the bacterial contaminant, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, could pose a health risk. At the time of the recall, illnesses had not been reported
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Natural Organics, Inc., is voluntarily recalling THURSDAY PLANTATION TEA TREE MOUTHWASH after they were notified by its contract manufacturer INTEGRIA Healthcare (Australia) Pty Ltd. that one lot of Tea Tree Mouthwash failed microbial contamination testing.
This bacterial contaminant, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, could pose a health risk to consumers. While a health hazard is unlikely, we have initiated this recall because Pseudomonas can cause serious illness in immune compromised individuals. For more information on Pseudomonas, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Website at http://www.cdc.gov.
The mouthwash was distributed nationwide to retail stores and to the following foreign countries: Trinidad; Philippines.
The mouthwash is packaged in clear plastic bottles with green and white labeling bearing the following product code and lot number printed on the back panel of the product label:
Thursday Plantation, Tea Tree Mouthwash, 8.45 fl oz./ 250mL ℮, Product No. 6710, Lot 9810
There have been no reported incidents of illness or adverse effects in connection with this product.
Bacteria and fungi: are they friends of foes? In the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans, they’re definitely foes. A study in mBio this week reveals that P. aeruginosa puts the kibosh on C. albicans’ growth by altering the fungus’ respiratory activity.
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