RECALL: Contamination concerns prompt children’s sunscreen recall

TORONTO — Health Canada is recalling a brand of baby and kids sunscreen lotion due to concerns of bacterial and fungal contamination.

Badger Baby SPF 30 sunscreen and Badger Kids SPF 30 sunscreen have both been recalled in Canada and in the United States.

U.S. reports say that 30,000 tubes of the kids’ sunblock have been recalled after they were found to contain Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida parapsilosis and Acremonium fungi, according to the company’s website.

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The affected lots include:

–       Badger Baby SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion (NPN 80039105, Lots 3057A and 3132A)

–       Badger Kids SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion (NPN 80039108, Lot 3164A)

–       Badger Baby sunscreen lotion in the U.S. (Lots 3024A, 3063A, 3063B, 3132A and 3133A)

Read the full recall description here.

Those with compromised immune systems or with conditions such as cystic fibrosis, HIV/AIDS, lung disease, cancer or diabetes are particularly vulnerable, Health Canada says in its recall.

“These bacteria can cause serious infections including pneumonia, bone infections, urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, meningitis, and blood infections,” the federal agency warned.

So far, no adverse reactions involving the use of these products have been reported.

The products were sold across Canada.

Canadians are advised to check their medicine cabiets and storage spaces. Any recalled product should be returned to the store where it was purchased.