07.15.11
China's quality regulator suspended imports of Procter & Gamble's Oral-BOral-B mouthwash after the company said it will recall some of the products, according to a statement on the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine’s website today. The move comes a day after P&G recalled the mouthwash in several Western Hemisphere countries. In both cases, P&G blamed the recall on microbial contamination.
In a statement today, P&G said microbial levels in Oral-B mouthwashes being recalled in China won’t affect “average consumers” and may affect those with “serious” immune system problems, according to a statement on its Chinese unit’s website today.
The company is offering a refund for the product from tomorrow, according to the statement.
Yesterday, Procter & Gamble Co. said it would recall Oral B mouthwash in China and at least four Western Hemisphere countries because of possible microbial contamination. On Thursday Mexican federal health authorities said 600,000 bottles of mouthwash were being pulled from stores in Mexico.
That announcement came after The Canadian Press said the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company is recalling two varieties of Oral B mouth rinse in Canada. The company then told The Associated Press that the mouthwash is also being recalled in Colombia and Chile.
In a statement today, P&G said microbial levels in Oral-B mouthwashes being recalled in China won’t affect “average consumers” and may affect those with “serious” immune system problems, according to a statement on its Chinese unit’s website today.
The company is offering a refund for the product from tomorrow, according to the statement.
Yesterday, Procter & Gamble Co. said it would recall Oral B mouthwash in China and at least four Western Hemisphere countries because of possible microbial contamination. On Thursday Mexican federal health authorities said 600,000 bottles of mouthwash were being pulled from stores in Mexico.
That announcement came after The Canadian Press said the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company is recalling two varieties of Oral B mouth rinse in Canada. The company then told The Associated Press that the mouthwash is also being recalled in Colombia and Chile.
P&G and Mexican officials say the problem was found in an inspection and there have been no reports of illness. The products were manufactured in Colombia.