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FDA Updates Its Microbiological Safety Webpage Amid Recall Flurry

 
• By Ryan Nelson

Gilchrist & Soames’ recall of bath and body products due to microbial contamination marks a five-month trend in FDA’s enforcement reports. On its Microbiological Safety webpage, updated Feb. 12, FDA refers to a public meeting it held on the issue in 2011, where industry representatives warned that a shrinking preservative palette could put consumers at risk.

February marks the fifth consecutive month with an FDA-announced cosmetic recall due to microbial contamination, and the agency has updated its Microbiological Safety and Cosmetics webpage, reminding consumers how to report health problems and highlighting its ongoing work to improve product safety.

Plainsfield, Ind.-based [Gilchrist & Soames], whose spa, bath and body products can be found in hotels and resorts throughout the...

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