Hand soap recall expanded to include shampoos, lotions, sanitizers over sepsis concerns

(Gray News) - A hand soap recall has been expanded and now includes more than 30 products, including lotions, shampoos and hand sanitizers.

The DermaRite Industries, LLC recall was initiated on July 16 due to potential microbial contamination of Burkholderia cepacia, a group of bacteria that “can be resistant to antibiotics, making it difficult to treat,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The recall has been expanded to include the company’s following products: 3-N-1, 4-N-1, Clean-N-Free, DermaCerin, DemaDaily, DermaFungal, DermaKleen, DemaKlenz, DermaMed, DermaRain, DermaSarra, DermaSyn, DermaVantage, DermaVera, Gel Rite, Hand E Foam, KleenFoam, Lantiseptic, LubriSilk, PeriFresh, PeriGiene, PeriGuard, Renew Hair and Body Wash, Renew Dimethicone, Renew F