Second wipe-maker issues recall after bacteria detected

A second company that makes and distributes alcohol prep wipes to prevent infection has issued a large recall because of potential bacterial contamination. The firm shares a common supplier with a Wisconsin wipe-maker whose products have been blamed for illnesses and death, a spokeswoman said. Professional Disposables International Inc., or PDI, of Orangeburg, N.Y., has voluntarily recalled all lots of five different kinds of packages of non-sterile alcohol prep pads because of what a company spokeswoman called "very low levels" of detection of Bacillus cereus bacteria. (MSNBC.COM, 9/21)