Benckiser Recalls Scrub Free Shower Products Due to Bacteria
Benckiser is recalling Scrub Free Daily Shower Cleaner and Spray because bottles may contain bacteria that could cause infections in vulnerable individuals.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a biological hazard (bacteria) that poses a risk of infection to individuals with chronic health problems or impaired immune systems, but no injuries have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Benckiser Consumer Products Inc. is recalling approximately 230,000 units of Scrub Free Daily Shower Cleaner and Scrub Free Daily Shower Spray. The recall involves products purchased prior to October 5, 1999. The affected items were sold in supermarket, drug, and discount department stores nationwide from May 1999 through October 4, 1999, for approximately $2 to $4.
The recall is being issued because the bottles can contain a bacteria. While this bacteria usually does not affect healthy individuals, it could cause respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health problems or impaired immune systems. Benckiser has not received any reports of injury associated with this bacteria and these products.
Consumers should immediately stop using the affected products. Shower enclosures that have been sprayed with these products should be washed with a diluted solution of vinegar (one part vinegar to two parts water). Consumers can call Benckiser at (800) 286-9055 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to receive a coupon for a free replacement bottle of any Scrub Free product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Scrub Free Daily Shower Cleaner and Scrub Free Daily Shower Spray
- Affected units
- 230,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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