Chlorofluor Gel
Published 4 July 2016
Product
Chlorofluor Gel is an oral hygiene product containing 2 mg/mL chlorhexidine. Identifying features description Batch number: BK 119
Why it was recalled
Testing detected high levels of Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia).
Hazard
B. cepacia poses little medical risk to healthy people. However, people with weakened immune systems, such as intensive care patients, may be more susceptible to B. cepacia infections and at increased risk of associated health problems. The effects of B. cepacia infection vary widely, ranging from no symptoms at all, to serious respiratory infections, especially in patients with chronic lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis.
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.