Medicine recalls
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| The United States: Nature Made® recalls various products because of possible health risk |
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Pharmavite LLC is recalling specific lots of Nature Made® products detailed in the chart in the FDA website due to possible Salmonella or Staphylococcus aureus contamination. Pharmavite is initiating this recall out of an abundance of caution to protect public health. Pharmavite is working closely with the FDA to implement this recall and we are notifying all retail customers and distributors to remove the product from store shelves immediately. No other products are impacted by this recall. The recalled products were distributed nationwide to various major retailers.
Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The presence of Staph aureus toxin in food may lead to food poisoning. The onset of symptoms in staphylococcal food poisoning is usually rapid and in many cases acute, depending on individual susceptibility to the toxin, the amount of contaminated food eaten, the amount of toxin in the food ingested, and the general health of the victim. The most common symptoms are nausea, vomiting, retching, abdominal cramping, and prostration. Some individuals may not always demonstrate all the symptoms associated with the illness. In more severe cases, headache, muscle cramping, and transient changes in blood pressure and pulse rate may occur.
The following products are included in the recall:
• Nature Made® Adult Gummies Multi (lot no.: 1196066, 1196071 and 1205052)
• Nature Made® Adult Gummies Multi + Omega-3 (lot no.: 1173600 )
• Nature Made® Adult Gummies Multi for Her plus Omega-3s (lot no.: 1196048 and 1196050)
• Nature Made® Super B Complex w/C & Folic Acid Tablets (lot no.: 1173779, 1170987, 1204735, 1173146 and 1204001)
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm505706.htm
In Hong Kong, there is currently no registered pharmaceutical product with the brand name "Nature Made". Among the four products listed in the above FDA announcement, only “Nature Made Adult Gummies Mutli + Omega-3” may be a pharmaceutical product, and the remaining three are not pharmaceutical products.
Members of the public are advised to stop using the affected batches of the above products. They should seek advice from healthcare professionals if they feel unwell after taking the products. The Department of Health will continue to follow up the incident.
Ends/ Friday, June 10, 2016
Issued at HKT 17:00
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