Meglio Sfuso hand soap LAVAMANI LATTE E MIELE: contaminated with bacteria
The creamy hand soap is contaminated with the bacteria Enterobacter gergoviae and has too many aerobic mesophilic bacteria, and it may cause infection or irritation if used on damaged skin.
What to do
Measure taken: Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures (economic operator: Retailer), in force from Unknown.
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Notice details
- Product
- Hand soap
- Company
- Meglio Sfuso
- Hazard
- The product is contaminated with the bacteria Enterobacter gergoviae and contains an excessive amount of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (measured value: 1000 CFU/g). The product may cause infection or irritation if used on damaged skin. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation nor with the European standard EN 17516.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/00283/26
- Batch number: 202411
- Measure in force since
- Unknown
- Published on Safety Gate
- January 30, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- January 30, 2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Meglio Sfuso Hand soap (LAVAMANI LATTE E MIELE)
- Product
- Product: Hand soap Name: LAVAMANI LATTE E MIELE Brand: Meglio Sfuso Description: Creamy hand soap, 10 kg.
- Risk
- Risk type: Microbiological The product is contaminated with the bacteria Enterobacter gergoviae and contains an excessive amount of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (measured value: 1000 CFU/g). The product may cause infection or irritation if used on damaged skin. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation nor with the European standard EN 17516.
- Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures (economic operator: Retailer), in force from Unknown
- Country of origin
- Italy
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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