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Dangerous bacteria found in Clarcon hand sanitizers and lotions

By Tiffany Hsu
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For a skin-care company, finding disease-causing bacteria in your anti-bacterial hand sanitizer and lotion has to sting.

And that’s unfortunate for Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory Inc., which is voluntarily recalling several of its skin sanitizer and skin protector products because of high levels of potentially dangerous germs found lurking inside.

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According to the FDA, a recent inspection of the Roy, Utah-based company’s over-the-counter products designed to guard against diseases and treat open wounds and damaged skin instead revealed bacteria that can cause skin and tissue infections, which in severe cases require surgery.

Consumers are advised to throw away products including: Citrushield Lotion, Dermasentials, DermaBarrier, Dermassentials by Clarcon Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer, Iron Fist Barrier Hand Treatment, Skin Shield Restaurant, Skin Shield Industrial, Skin Shield Beauty Salon Lotion, Total Skin Care Beauty and Total Skin Care Work.

-- Tiffany Hsu

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Tiffany Hsu

Tiffany Hsu is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote about the California economy, fast food, restaurants, retail and alternative energy for the Business section. A Bay Area native, UC Berkeley graduate and eternal Nor-Cal fan, she once worked for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She also did a stint at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, where she developed a passion for sweet tea. She still has faith that someday she’ll find two economists who agree.

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