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Amelia Palmer

The Bacteria Behind the Latest Shampoo Recall Can Survive Products Designed to Kill Germs

Consumers are being urged to check their bathroom shelves after Oribe voluntarily recalled its Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo due to bacterial contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The recalled shampoo was found to be contaminated with Pluralibacter gergoviae, an opportunistic bacterium notorious for its ability to survive in environments that would otherwise kill other microbes.

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