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Laundress on Thursday recalled millions of its laundry and cleaning products in response to the risk of exposure to bacteria, According to Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The recall covering 8 million units of certain laundry detergents, fabric conditioners, stain solutions, surface cleaners and other cleaning products from the company that safety regulators said consumers should “immediately stop” using. The CPSC said they include The Laundress items with lot codes “beginning with the prefix letter F and the last four digits of a number of 9354 or less, H and the last four digits of a number of 2262 or less, and T and the last four digits numbered 5264 or less.”
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The washing machine created a download website where users can find the full list of affected products.
According to the CPSC publicationthe recalled products may contain bacteria such as Burkolderia cepacia complex, Klebsiella aerogenes, and Pseudomonas, which can enter the body through the eyes, skin injuries, and inhalation.
“The company is aware of 11 whistleblowers Pseudomonas infections and is investigating these reports to see if there is any connection to the recalled products,” the CPSC said in a statement.
While the bacteria usually do not affect people with healthy immune systems, exposure to immunocompromised people and those with chronic lung disease or external medical devices poses a “risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment” safety regulators said. For such individuals with recalled products, The Laundress recommended “laundering the clothing” with an alternative product, although “the risk of bacteria being present on the cleaned clothing is low.”
People can “rewash” clothing, dishes or surfaces “with an alternative product” if they are concerned they have used The Laundress’s recalled products, the company said.
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Websites where the affected products were sold include The Laundress and Amazon. In addition to The Laundress shops, they were also sold to retailers such as Bloomingdale’s, The Container Store, Saks Fifth Avenue, Target, Nordstrom and Brooklinen by September, the CPSC said.
“We deeply apologize to all of our loyal customers for this situation,” The Laundress said Thursday in a Facebook post. “We are taking decisive steps with our suppliers to ensure that manufacturing processes meet our safety and quality standards.”
Consumers who have the recalled products should take a photo of the lot code “with their initials and the date written in marker” for the recall process before discarding them, according to the CPSC.
They can visit thelaundressrecall.com to submit a refund request.
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