
05/08/2025
It’s worth just checking your First Aid wipes ….
📢 Patients advised to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes
Together with the UK Health Security Agency, we are advising the public to stop using and dispose of specific non-sterile alcohol-free wipes as they may be contaminated with a bacteria called Burkholderia stabilis.
Affected products include:
- ValueAid Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes
- Microsafe Moist Wipe Alcohol Free
- Steroplast Sterowipe Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes
- Reliwipe Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes
📌 Visit https://bit.ly/3Hhq4W4 for full details and guidance from the UK Health Security Agency on appropriate use of ‘skin cleansing’ wipes.