First aid kits recalled due to microbial contamination

First aid kit recall overview: 

• Who: A range of first aid kits are being recalled as they contain a burn cream that is contaminated with a bacteria. 
• Why: An FDA analysis found the product was contaminated with Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus sonorensis, which can cause severe and life-threatening health events. 
• Where: The recall is active in the United States. 

A range of first aid kits are being recalled as they contain a burn cream that is contaminated with a potentially harmful bacteria.

Xiamen Co. Ltd. announced Dec. 27 that it was voluntarily recalling one lot of Easy Care first aid AfterBurn Cream in 0.9 g single-use packets. The single use packets are sold in boxes of 10 or packaged in certain First Aid kits. 

The recall, published on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) website, said an FDA analysis found the product was contaminated with Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus sonorensis.

“In immunocompromised patients, the topical use of the contaminated Easy Care® AfterBurn® Cream 0.9g single-use packets could potentially result in severe or life-threatening adverse events such as bacteremia, sepsis, and peritonitis,” the recall states. 

In non-immunocompromised patients, the use of the defective product may result in infectious complications like skin infections. 

To date, Xiamen Co. Ltd. has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall, it said. 

The company is not currently facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.

Consumers should check first aid kits, burn cream for lot numbers

The single use packets have lot number W06I28, and are  packaged in boxes of ten or included in the certain Easy Care First Aid kits listed here.

The product was distributed nationwide to retailers from March 4, 2022 through Dec. 12, 2022.  

“Retailers that have any 0.9 g single-use packets or the First Aid kit lots listed above should return them to their distributor,” the recall says. “Consumers should stop using the Easy Care first aid AfterBurn Cream .9g single-use packet and discard it.”

Meanwhile, the owner of Swan brand hydrogen peroxide has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging the product is marketed to help heal cuts and abrasions, when it allegedly makes them worse. 

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