Baléa Kids Hair Putty in Tropical Fruit Punch Scent — recall 21986
Health Canada Consumer Product Safety · Canada · 2011-07-19
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Reported risk: Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix is voluntarily recalling one lot of this product as a precautionary measure due to the potential for microbial contamination. The affected lot may be contaminated with a strain of bacteria called Burkholderia cepacia . This bacterium may result in serious illness for certain individuals with compromised immune systems or chronic lung issues, such as cystic fibrosis. Neither Health Canada nor Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix have received any reports of incidents or illnesses related to the use of this product.
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