37 million bottles of Pine-Sol could be contaminated with bacteria

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
26 Oct 2022 22:40

The company has set up a special website for consumers to claim a refund.

Clorox recalls 37 million bottles of Pine-Sol that could contain bacte

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement on Wednesday that the Clorox Company dispatched about 37 million bottles of Pine-Sol products on the markets that could contain potentially harmful bacteria and called on buyers to throw away the bottles.

According to the Clorox Company, the identified bacteria is called Pseudomonas aeruginosa and can harm individuals with weak immune systems or people with external medical devices as they pose "a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The identified versions include Pine-Sol scented multi-surface cleaners (lavender clean, sparkling wave, and lemon fresh scents), CloroxPro Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaners (lavender clean, sparkling wave, lemon fresh, and orange energy scents), and Clorox Professional Pine-Sol lemon fresh cleaner.

So far, no injuries have been reported.

The products were manufactured between January 2021 and September 2022 at Clorox’s Forest Park, Georgia, and were sold at several retailers including Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club, Kroger, and Dollar Tree, as well as Amazon.

The CPSC states that products that have "date codes printed on the bottle beginning with “A4” and followed by a five-digit number less than 22249, which represents products produced prior to September 2022. Consumers should take pictures of the 12-digit UPC code and the date code, dispose of the product in its container with household trash, and contact Pine-Sol for a full refund of the purchase price, with receipt, or of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, without receipt."

The company has set up a special website for consumers to claim a refund.