Sage Products, Inc. Expands Voluntary Worldwide Recall Of Specific Lots Of Topical Skin Products Due To Potential Microbial Contamination

CARY, Illinois, USA, Aug. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Products announced today it is expanding its voluntary worldwide recall to include specific lots of impregnated cloth topical skin products at the distributor, healthcare facility, retail and consumer/user levels. The recall is being initiated due to potential product contamination with the bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia.

Topical administration of a product with B. cepacia may cause serious infections in patients whose bodies cannot fight disease or in hospitalized patients, as well as certain other patient groups. These infections could be life-threatening.

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