FYI Article:
If you've been trying to be extra on top of your oral hygiene routine lately after reading about the effects of mouthwash on COVID, you're not alone.
But before you go for your next rinse, you need to check the bottle and make sure you're not using one kind of mouthwash in particular. Sunstar Americas, Inc. (SAI) has issued a notice voluntarily recalling its Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP mouthwash, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on Oct. 28.
The mouthwash recall announcement was triggered by fears that the product may be contaminated with the bacteria Burkholderia lata. Anyone who is "in possession of these products should stop using and dispensing immediately," the FDA says.
We are using Listerine so this article made me a little nervous...