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Spain Orders Recall of Yepoda Body Butter Lot Over Bacterial Contamination

Tests detected Pseudomonas aeruginosa in lot SR335, posing particular risk to people with wounds or weakened immunity.

Overview

  • AEMPS issued a Dec. 2 sanitary alert mandating cessation of sales, market withdrawal and recovery of The Cocoa Cloud body butter lot SR335.
  • The affected product appears as day 8 in Yepoda’s 2025 advent calendar, and the alert covers all distributed units.
  • COSMETRADE reported the contamination followed a loss of preservative efficacy that allowed Pseudomonas aeruginosa to grow.
  • Yepoda says the lot was sold in Spain only through its website and it has emailed purchasers and posted instructions online.
  • Consumers are advised to stop using the product and return it while regional health authorities coordinate the recall and follow-up.