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Beautycounter recalls Nourishing Day Cream sold in various Gift Sets
- Starting date:
- June 29, 2017
- Posting date:
- June 29, 2017
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Cosmetics
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Contamination
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-63766
Affected products
Nourishing Day Cream sold in various Gift Sets
Product description
This product is a cream intended for periodic application to the face as a hydrating moisturizer. This product comes in a 44 mL white plastic tube with a navy blue screw cap. This recall is limited to lot number 1626003 with date of manufacture of September 19, 2016 and with an expiration date of September 19, 2019.
| Name of the Gift Set | SKU of the Gift Set |
|---|---|
| Our Favorites for Your Favorite | 8105 |
| Holiday Highlights | 8112 |
| Holiday Splendor | 8113 |
**The "Holiday Highlights" and "Holiday Splendor" sets were combinations of different gift sets available for Holiday 2016. Each of these gift sets contained the "Our Favorites for Your Favorite" gift set.
Hazard identified
The recalled product is contaminated with Pluralibacter gergoviae. This contaminated product poses a risk of causing infections in people with compromised or weakened immune systems.
As of June 12, 2017, the company has received three reports of a foul smell and one report of skin irritation.
Number sold
Approximately 840 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold to Canadians from September 30, 2016 to March 3, 2017 directly to consumers through Beautycounter.
Place of origin
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Companies
- Distributor
-
Beautycounter
Santa Monica
California
UNITED STATES
- Manufacturer
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Naturich Labs Inc.
Garland
California
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and dispose of it in regular household garbage.
For additional information, consumers may contact Beautycounters by phone at 1-888-988-9108 from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. PST, Monday through
Thursday and from 8 am. to 1 p.m. on Friday, or visit the company website.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.