United KingdomFreshWipes Intimate Unscented Wipes (pack of 10 moist wipes, also sold in multipacks and self-care bundles) bearing batch numbers LOT 0926 and 0515 and sold via the FreshWipes website, Amazon UK, TG Jones, TikTok Shop and QVC are affected. The batches may be microbiologically contaminated because the preservative system is not performing as required, which could cause adverse skin reactions and do not meet the Cosmetics Regulation; consumers should stop using affected batches immediately and contact their place of purchase for return/disposal and refund, or contact FreshWipes at sales@freshwipes.co.uk or the recall page.
What's being recalled
Product Recall for Fresh Wipes Intimate Unscented Wipes presenting a microbiological risk.
Type: Cosmetics, personal care and grooming - Wipes - Personal
Brand: FreshWipes
Affected batch numbers: LOT 0926 and 0515
Country of Origin: China
Product Description: A pack of 10 moist wipes also sold in multipacks and within self-care bundles. The product was sold on the FreshWipes website, Amazon UK, TG Jones (formerly WH Smith), TikTok Shop and QVC.
How to identify it
PSD case number: 2607-0201 and 2607-0293
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
The hazard
It has been identified that affected batches may be microbiologically contaminated, with the preservative system not performing as required. This could result in users experiencing adverse skin reactions.
The affected batches do not meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (the ‘Cosmetics Regulation’).
What to do
The product has been recalled from end users by FreshWipes.
Consumers in possession of an affected batch should stop using the product immediately. Contact your place of purchase for instructions on return or disposal of product and refund/redress.
For further information, please access the FreshWipes recall page here: https://www.freshwipes.co.uk/pages/product-recall-notice.
The FreshWipes customer service team can be contacted at: sales@freshwipes.co.uk.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Office for Product Safety and Standards, collected from Office for Product Safety and Standards. Check the original before you act on it.
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