Badger Reformulating Sunscreens For Baby, Kids As Recall Unfolds
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Microbial contamination of Badger Baby Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 and Kids Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 has Badger strengthening its preservative system for next year’s sunscreen season. The natural firm is voluntarily recalling product lots – approximately 30,000 units overall – under the first such corrective action in its 18-year history.
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