Voluntary Recall of Care Wipes, Trihexid Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse & Pearlie White Fluorinze Fluoride Mouth Rinse

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) would like to alert healthcare professionals on the voluntary consumer level recall by the companies of the following health products which were found to be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia), a gram-negative bacillus.

  • “Care Wipes” (a disposable skin cleansing wipe)
  • “Trihexid Chlorhexidine 0.2% Mouth Rinse”
  • “Pearlie White Fluorinze Fluoride Mouth Rinse”

The contamination of the 3 products was detected following HSA's stepped up quality compliance testing of health products. For further information or clarification on the recall of the affected products, please refer to the contact details made available in the Dear Healthcare Professional Letter.

Healthcare professional, Therapeutic Products
Published:

Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP). HPP is a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.moh.gov.sg/hpp/, and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: On the top navigation ribbon of webpage, select 'For Healthcare Professionals' followed by 'Health Professionals Portal' and click on the choice of profession. User will be redirected to the specific HPP webpage for the selected profession.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of webpage and login via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under ‘Applications’ section

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.