Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall 120,000 Bottles Of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray Recalled http://www.news4jax.com/health/21665697/detail.html POSTED: Thursday, November 19, 2009 UPDATED: 8:51 am EST November 20, 2009 CINCINNATI -- The Procter & Gamble Co. has recalled some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in samples during routine testing.
Spokesman Tom Millikin described the voluntary recall as a precaution after small amounts of the B. cepacia bacteria were found in the over-the-counter product at the German plant where it's made.
Millikin says no illnesses have been reported. He says the bacteria could harm people with chronic lung problems or weakened immune systems.
Three lots of the spray sent to stores in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom are being recalled.
The company, which is based in Cincinnati, says it has informed regulatory authorities in the affected countries.
The bacteria were found in a small amount of the U.S. lot after it shipped, and the company is testing samples from the U.K. and German lots produced from the same raw material mixture in Gross Gerau, Germany.
P&G says consumers should not use the medication and should call P&G for a refund or replacement coupon.
The U.S. Centers for Disease control says on its Web site that the bacteria pose "little medical risk to healthy people."
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:58 pm
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B. cepacia bacteria
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Burkholderia cepacia complex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkholderia_cepacia_complex Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), or simply Burkholderia cepacia is a group of catalase-producing, non-lactose-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria composed of at least nine different species, including B. cepacia, B. multivorans, B. cenocepacia, B. vietnamiensis, B. stabilis, B. ambifaria, B. dolosa, B. anthina, and B. pyrrocinia.[1] B. cepacia is an important human pathogen which most often causes pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals with underlying lung disease (such as cystic fibrosis or chronic granulomatous disease). BCC organisms are typically found in water and soil and can survive for prolonged periods in moist environments. Person-to-person spread has been documented; as a result, many hospitals, clinics, and camps have enacted strict isolation precautions for those infected with BCC. Infected individuals are often treated in a separate area than noninfected patients to limit spread, since BCC infection can lead to a rapid decline in lung function and result in death.
Post subject: Re: Bacteria Prompts Vicks Nasal Spray Recall
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:00 pm
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Those Nasal Sprays are addictive let me tell you what, I see people all the time, snorting those fuckers like every 15-20 minutes. people wonder why cocaine is so popular, lets see here, same as smoking. its a oral and nasal fixation, and for the most part cocaine and cigarettes give you the high to go with it. While Nasal Sprays moisten up you passages allowing build up and closures to open up to allow the liquid to pass through, nothing more nothing less, you can get the same effect from water snorting, but these people add shit, and sell it for 8 dollars a bottle...
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