Arbonne International, BECCA Cosmetics Recall Products For Contamination Concerns
Executive Summary
The companies initiated voluntary recalls in May after finding evidence of microbial contamination – in Arbonne’s case, the presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae in a body wash product, and in BECCA’s, “a brownish-black material identified as a common household mold” identified on a makeup applicator.
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