Clinic germs discovered! Recall of mouthwash because of dangerous bacteria

Trader calls mouth rinse for hospital germ

The Jean Products-WERM GmbH from Karsbach in Bavaria has started a recall for a batch of the "Elina med Anti-Plaque Mouthwash Fresh". A dangerous bacterium was detected in the nationwide marketed product.

Number of germs is too high

The Jean Products-WERM GmbH from Karsbach (Bavaria) retrieves the article "Elina med Anti-Plaque Mouthwash Fresh" 500ml with the lot number 710001. "The number of microorganisms / germs is too high," writes the company in a statement. According to a message from the internet portal "produktwarnung.eu", the product was sold nationwide to various wholesalers, online retailers and retailers.

Jean Products-WERM GmbH recalls a lot of the article "Elina med Anti-Plaque Mouthwash Fresh" because of a dangerous hospital germ. (Image: Birgit Reitz-Hofmann / fotolia.com)

Dangerous bacteria

According to "produktwarnung.eu" the company announced that the product Pseudomonas aeruginosa had been detected in the product. It is a widespread wound infection germ.

The lesions in the skin and mucosa are said to be at increased risk from the bacterium, which has multiple resistance to antibiotics.

With around ten percent of all hospital infections, the pathogen is one of the most common hospital germs in Germany.

The range of diseases caused by these bacteria is extensive. The most common manifestations are pneumonia in cystic fibrosis, which is particularly severe in immunosuppressed and AIDS patients.

Also, urinary tract infections, enterocolitis, meningitis, otitis externa ("swimmer's ear") or infection on burns can be triggered.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the 12 most dangerous bacteria for human health. (Ad)