Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| The United States: Master Herbs, Inc. issues voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of Licorice Coughing Liquid due to the presence of morphine |
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Pomona, CA, Master Herbs, Inc. is voluntarily recalling ALL LOTS of Licorice Coughing Liquid, cough syrup in 100 ml bottles to the consumer level. This product has been found to contain morphine, which is an opioid, and it is not declared on the label. Opioid is an ingredient of Compound Camphor. Compound Camphor is declared on the label of the product, but not its ingredients.
Consumers using this product may not be aware they are ingesting morphine. The unware ingestion of morphine can lead to life-threatening respiratory depression and death. Because the morphine contained in this product is not identified on the label there is a risk that patients who are hypersensitive to morphine could suffer severe allergic reactions. In addition, young children with a respiratory illness are vulnerable to respiratory depression from opioids and should not be exposed to morphine in any event. To this date Master Herbs, Inc. is not aware of adverse events associated with use of the product.
The product is used for the temporary relief of cough due to cold, minor throat and bronchial irritations. The product can also be identified by the Chinese Product Name: 复方甘草口服液. The product was distributed to Chinese grocery stores in various cities in California, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Nevada.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/../ucm482524.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product. Related news was previously issued by the FDA, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 18 January 2016.
Ends/ Friday, January 22, 2016
Issued at HKT 14:00 |
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