Medicine recalls
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Canada: Unauthorized Colloidal Solutions colloidal metal health products recalled because they may pose serious health risks |
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Health Canada is advising consumers that various unauthorized Colloidal Solutions colloidal metal products may pose serious health risks, particularly to children and pregnant women. The affected products are:
- Colloidal Copper by Colloidal Solutions
- Colloidal Gold by Colloidal Solutions
- Colloidal Silver by Colloidal Solutions
- Colloidal Silver Gold Platinum by Colloidal Solutions
At Health Canada’s request, the manufacturer, Scoop & Save Natural Health Foods, is recalling the products. It has also agreed to stop advertising and manufacturing the products.
Consuming products that contain colloidal silver may lead to the accumulation of silver in the body, which can cause a condition called generalized argyria. Generalized argyria is the permanent bluish-gray discolouration of the skin, eyes and nails. Children and pregnant women are particularly at risk. Colloidal silver can cross the placenta and could lead to problems with a developing fetus.
Scoop & Save Natural Health Foods has been advertising the products online for various conditions including alcohol addiction, nicotine addiction, cancer and multiple sclerosis. Health Canada is not aware of any evidence demonstrating that colloidal metals can be used to treat any of these medical conditions. In addition, two of the products, Colloidal Silver and Colloidal Gold, were promoted online for use in children. Children are more likely than adults to experience serious health risks from using these products. Scoop & Save Natural Health Foods was also manufacturing the products without the required Health Canada site licence.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../70821a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. There is also no registered pharmaceutical product manufactured by the above company.
Ends/Tuesday, Aug 27, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:00
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