{"id":16246,"date":"2025-02-11T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/this-shampoo-is-recalled-in-canada-due-to-a-bacteria-hazard-national\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:04:03","slug":"this-shampoo-is-recalled-in-canada-due-to-a-bacteria-hazard-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/this-shampoo-is-recalled-in-canada-due-to-a-bacteria-hazard-national\/","title":{"rendered":"This shampoo is recalled in Canada due to a bacteria hazard &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A shampoo, available online and in stores like Sephora, has been recalled in Canada due to potential contamination with a hazardous microbe.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/amika-mirrorball-high-shine-protect-antioxidant-shampoo-recalled-due-microbial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Canada issued the recall Feb. 7<\/a>, warning that the product, Amika Mirrorball High Shine + Protect Antioxidant Shampoo, may be contaminated with Pluralibacter gergoviae, a bacteria found in water, soil and certain cosmetic and personal care products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlurabacter gergoviae poses little medical risk to healthy individuals. Individuals with certain health problems or compromised immune systems are at an increased risk of infection if they use the contaminated product,\u201d Health Canada stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get weekly health news<\/h3>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The affected products include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mirrorball Shampoo + Conditioner 20mL Duo<\/li>\n<li>Mirrorball Shampoo 1L<\/li>\n<li>Mirrorball Shampoo 275mL<\/li>\n<li>Mirrorball Shampoo 500mL<\/li>\n<li>Mirrorball Shampoo 60mL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As of Jan. 27, the company has received 48 reports of foul odour in Canada, and two reports of irritation or allergic reaction.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11011757\/james-schwalm-sentencing\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RAW_5LT9_JAMES_SCHWALM_2.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"\u2018Cold, callous\u2019: Ex-Ontario fire captain who murdered wife handed life sentence\" data-title=\"\">\u2018Cold, callous\u2019: Ex-Ontario fire captain who murdered wife handed life sentence<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11011723\/donald-trump-canada-greenland-threats\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/donald-trump-Feb-9.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Trump\u2019s invasion threats violate international law: Canadian ambassador\" data-title=\"\">Trump\u2019s invasion threats violate international law: Canadian ambassador<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Consumers should stop using the recalled shampoo immediately and return it to the place of purchase with proof of purchase for a refund, Health Canada said.<\/p>\n<p>Around 95,000 units of the affected products were sold in Canada, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The affected products were sold from May 2023 to November 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Health<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11013567\/shampoo-amika-recall-canada-bacteria-hazard\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size A shampoo, available online and in stores like Sephora, has been recalled in Canada due to potential contamination with a hazardous microbe. 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