India-made aromatherapy spray contaminated with deadly bacterium linked to outbreak in U.S.
The Hindu
The spray, "Better Homes and Gardens Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones" was found October 6 in the home of a Georgia resident who became ill with melioidosis in late July.
A made-in-India aromatherapy spray is being pulled of retail giant Walmart shelves in the United States after a medical investigation has linked it to melioidosis, a rare disease that has sickened at least four, and may have caused two deaths, in the country.
The spray was reported to contain a bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, that causes a rare but deadly disease called melioidosis, the US Centers for Disease Control, said in a statement on Friday.
The spray, "Better Homes and Gardens Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones" was found October 6 in the home of a Georgia resident who became ill with melioidosis in late July.