Medicine recalls
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| The United States: Nutrizone recalls various lots of multiple dietary supplements because of possible Salmonella health risk: Update |
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces that NutriZone, LLC of Houston, Texas is expanding its recall of various kratom dietary supplements to additional lot numbers, which contain the same source material as the original recalled lots. The expanded recall is being conducted out of an abundance of caution.
The recall of dietary supplements is due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella. Salmonella, is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.
The products (and lot numbers) are:
- Pain Out Maeng Da 36 cap (All)
- Pain Out Thai 108 cap (10960-D)
- Pain Out Malay 324 cap (10958-I)
- Nirvanio Green Malay 25 cap (10958-C)
- Nirvanio Special Reserve Kratom Blend 50 cap (10796)
- Nirvanio Special Reserve 100 cap (10795)
- Nirvanio Maeng Da 100 cap (10957-A)
- Nirvanio Maeng Da 50 cap (10957-B)
- Nirvanio Maeng Da 25 cap (10957-C)
- Cali Maeng Da 100 cap (10957-D)
- Cali Maeng Da 200 cap (10957-E)
- Cali Maeng Da 300 cap (10957-F)
- Pain Out Maeng Da 108 and 324 cap (10957-G)
- Pain Out Maeng Da 216 cap (10957-H)
- Nirvanio Green Malay 100 cap (10958-A)
- Nirvanio Green Malay 50 cap (10958-B)
- Cali Green Malay 100 cap (10958-D)
- Cali Green Malay 200 cap (10958-E)
- Cali Green Malay 300 cap (10958-F)
- Pain Out Green Malay 108 cap (10958-G)
- Pain Out Green Malay 216 cap (10958-H)
- Cali Thai 100 cap (10960-A)
- Cali Thai 200 cap (10960-B)
- Cali Thai 300 cap (10960-C)
- Pain Out Thai 216 cap (10960-E)
- Pain Out Thai 324 cap (10960-F)
- Nirvanio Maeng Da 50 cap (10889)
- Nirvanio Green Malay 100 cap (10890)
- Nirvanio Bali 50 cap (10891)
The products were sold in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Washington, Missouri, Florida, Mississippi, California and Texas. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The potential for contamination was noted after routine sampling and testing by the FDA revealed the presence of Salmonella.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm603356.htm
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. There is also no registered pharmaceutical product containing kratom. Related news was previously issued by FDA, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 4 Apr 2018.
Ends/Thursday, Apr 19, 2018
Issued at HKT 15:00
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