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This may not belong here but it's not an issue to take lightly by putting it in the Donut Hole, and who knows, maybe it could have come from a MLM episode that hadn't been written yet.

Recall Notice: Your Baby Wipes May Be Contaminated with Bacteria

Laura Tedesco
October 28, 2014
(Yahoo Health)
Before you clean your little one’s bum, you may want to check the label on those wipes. Nutek Disposables of Pennsylvania has voluntarily recalled its baby wipes, which are manufactured under 10 brand names, since the packaging may contain a type of bacteria that’s often antibiotic-resistant.
The company was prompted to investigate after receiving complaints that the wipes had a strange odor and showed signs of discoloration. Microbial testing revealed the presence of Burkholderia cepacia, a bacteria that poses little risk to healthy people, but may cause infection in those with weakened immune systems or chronic lung diseases (like cystic fibrosis), according to the CDC.
On October 3rd, the company decided to recall the wipes that tested positive for bacteria, as well other wipes manufactured in a similar time frame; the recall has now been extended to all Nutek wipes. The company has received several complaints of rash, irritation, infection, fever, gastro-intestinal issues, and respiratory issues, although these reports haven’t been definitively linked to the use of the recalled wipes, according to a company statement.
The recall includes these brands: Cuties, Diapers.com, Femtex, Fred’s, Kidgets, Member’s Mark, Simply Right, Sunny Smiles, Tender Touch, and Well Beginnings. The baby wipes were distributed before October 21, 2014, to Walgreens, Sam’s Club, Family Dollar, Fred’s and Diapers.com, among other retailers. Nutek has halted distribution of all wipes manufactured at the facility.
If you purchased a pack of recalled wipes, you may return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. To contact Nutek, call 1-855-646-4351, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.

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Wasn't it Ralph Nader who started the campaign for consumer rights?

It's taken a long time for manufacturers to respond quickly to issues about their products. I'm cynical enough to think that it's more about good PR and profits rather than concerns about their customers' wellbeing. Never mind the motivation, It's good that people using this product on their babies are now alerted to the issues.

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Yes, Ralph Nader has been the leading advocate here in the U S, but not sure about elsewhere. Here's a link for an article about him.

https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3351

This is excerpts from Wikipedia on the consumer movement. I also read that there various consumer rights, campaigns and commissions all over the world, mainly in Europe.

The history of the consumer movement begins in the United States. Beginning in the 1960s-70s scholars began to recognize "waves" of consumer activism, and much of the academic research on the consumer movement sorted it into "three waves of consumer activism". Since that time, other scholars have described other waves.

Among the people whose ideas formed the basis of what became the consumer movement are the following:[3]
Thorstein Veblen, for introducing theories of advertising and the concept of conspicuous consumption
Ellen Swallow Richards, for pioneering home economics as a science
Herbert Hoover, for demanding product testing and a need for technical standards for products
Upton Sinclair, for raising public interest in consumer protection
The event which historians recognize as launching the consumer movement was Frederick J. Schlink and Stuart Chase's publication of Your Money's Worth.[3] The innovation which the publishing of this book brought about was the concept of product testing, which is the basis of the modern consumer movement.[4]
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