Neutrogena is recalling these facial wipes due to potential bacterial contamination

A popular Neutrogena product has been recalled due to a potential bacterial contamination.

An internal investigation by Kenvue Brands LLC, the company that owns Neutrogena, revealed that the brand’s Makeup Remover Ultra-Soft Cleansing Towelettes tested positive for a bacteria known as pluralibacter gergoviae, per information released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The FDA has classified the risk level of the recall as Class II, meaning that use of the product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” although “the likelihood of serious adverse health consequences is small,” according to FDA website.

The recall, issued Sept. 19, is in effect in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, according to the FDA.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Kenvue said “the health and safety of the consumers who use our products is our highest priority.”

“Despite meeting release specifications, a batch of Neutrogena Makeup Remover Ultra-Soft Cleansing Towelettes, 50 (count) may have been affected by procedural deficiencies observed during manufacturing,” Kenvue continued, adding that the company voluntarily recalled the product “out of an abundance of caution.”

Pluralibacter gergoviae is a bacteria that has been linked to respiratory illnesses, urinary tract infections, eye infections and sepsis, especially in immunocompromised people, according to Melbec Microbiology, a microbiology testing company specializing in cosmetics. It has become a growing problem in the cosmetics industry due to its resistance to a number of common preservatives, according to the company.

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This recall is not the first of its kind this year.

New Jersey-based skin care company DermaRite Industries LLC announced the recall of several of their productsincluding hand soap, skin creams and hair products on Aug. 8 due to the presence of Burkholderia cepacia, which can cause “life-threatening infections.”

DermaRite issued an expansion of the recall, including more than 30 additional products, on Aug. 27, according to a press release.

In March, the FDA also issued a voluntary recall of six widely available acne treatments, saying the products had “elevated levels” of benzenea known carcinogen.