Household item recalled at NC grocery stores due to risk of bacterial infection
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Check your hand soap before you next need to wash your hands. It may be contaminated with bacteria.
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Intercon Chemical Co initiated a Class II recall of six hand soaps that may be contaminated with bacteria, some of which causes severe complications. The hand soap has been recalled in fifteen states, including North Carolina. It was distributed at 19 wholesale locations and 1 retail location.
A Class II recall is initiated when there is a risk of “temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
Two types of hand soap have been recalled by manufacturers due to potential contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas monteilii, Serratia marcescens and Serratia nematodiphila. These bacteria are known to be resistant to antibiotics and can cause infections of the heart, brain, bones and more.
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Four more hand soaps have been recalled for “potential bacterial contamination.” The bacteria were not specified. Laura Lynn products are sold at Ingles grocery stores.
The Charlotte Observer has covered other recalls in 2026, including:
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