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.

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

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.