Procter & Gamble has issued a recall for for three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray.

The company has voluntarily recalled approximately 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray  after finding the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia in a small amount of the product,

Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), or simply Burkholderia cepacia is a group of catalase-producing, non-lactose-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria composed of at least nine different species, typically found in water and soil and can survive for prolonged periods in moist environments.

In a press release Procter & Gamble said:

The company has said that it is taking precautionary step after finding the bacteria B cepacia in a small amount of product made at its plant in Gross Gerau, Germany. There have been no reports of illness.

However, the bacteria could cause serious infections for individuals with a compromised immune system, or those with chronic lung conditions. B cepacia poses little medical risk to healthy individuals.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) had detected this problem during routine quality control at the plant. According to the company’s analysis, this problem is limited to a single batch of raw material mixture involving three lots of product. These three lots were sold only in the US, Germany and the UK.

P&G is removing the product in question from store shelves and has informed regulatory authorities in the affected countries.

P&G has said that it found the bacteria B cepacia in a small amount of product from US lot 9239028831 and is conducting testing on the UK and German lots that have been produced from the same batch of raw material mixture.

According to reports the recall only affects three countries – the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Procter & Gamble has issued a recall for for three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray.