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On November 20, 2009, the company that manufactures Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray, Proctor & Gamble, recalled this product in the United States, Germany and England after discovering the popular decongestant contained bacteria. Proctor & Gamble voluntarily recalled the spray that was produced at a small manufacturing plant in Germany. The problem was detected during routine quality control testing, but, thankfully, the contamination is limited to a single batch involving three lots of the spray, which were sold only in the three countries mentioned above.

Lot numbers for this product can be found on the outer carton and the bottle; the following lot numbers have been recalled:

United States: Vicks Sinex Vapospray 12-hour Decongestant Ultra Fine Mist lot number 9239028831

Germany: Wick Sinext Schnupfenspray Dosiersystem lot number 9224028833

England: Vicks Sinex Micromist Aqueous Nasal Spray lot number 9224028832

If you have purchased Vicks with the above lot numbers, please stop taking the medication immediately. At the time of this writing, no reports of illness have been made, but the bacteria could cause serious health problems for people with weak immune systems or who have chronic lung conditions.

If you have been made ill due to a defective product, please contact the defective product attorneys at The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential, no-cost consultation.

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