Tennessee Women At Risk: Holiday Inn Express Product Recall
It never ceases to amaze personal injury trial lawyers, the variety of risks that Tennesseans are exposed to on a daily basis. Trial lawyers are prepared to deal with medical mistakes; foods that are dangerous to consumers and cars that are dangerous in one way or another. However, a very recent product recall has caught my Memphis trial lawyer eye. Yesterday, the Celeste Industries Corporation in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration voluntarily recalled its "Simply SmartRemove" towelettes.
These seemingly harmless moist towelettes were distributed in the United States and Canada by the Holiday Inn Express hotel chain as free in-room amenities. If you have visited a Holiday Inn Express in the Memphis area or elsewhere in Tennessee and have used these products, then you need to be aware of your risks. These cosmetics removers have been found to contain pseudomonas aeruginosa. This germ is commonly found in hospitals and is especially dangerous to those folks who are already ill from some other cause or whose immune system is already weakened.
If you or a loved one have used these small, foil wrapped amenities towelettes and have developed an eye or other facial infection, you should seek immediate medical attention. If you took (Dare we say it?) some of these products home, I would suggest that you do not use them. Contact information is included in the recall information highlighted in red in the first paragraph of this article. However, also take care if you have developed a broader infection such as pneumonia or a heart infection both of which can arise from this nasty little germ.
