Other safety alerts
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| Canada: Unauthorized health products seized from stores in the Greater Toronto Area because they may pose serious health risks: Update |
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Health Canada is warning consumers about 4 additional unauthorized health products, including granules for swallowing (to relieve tonsil or throat inflammation), a skin ointment and eye drops, that it seized from Asia Food Mart and three L’Amour Beauty locations in the Greater Toronto Area. The products are labelled to contain prescription drugs and may pose serious health risks. The unauthorized products added are:
- Kobayashi Harenasu: Labelled to contain tranexamic acid
- Prevalin α ointment: Labelled to contain prednisolone valerate acetate
- Rohto antimicrobial eye drops: Labelled to contain aminocaproic acid
- Santen Sante Beauteye Moon Care: Labelled to contain aminocaproic acid
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/unauthorized-health-products-seized-stores-greater-toronto-area-because-they-may-pose
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. Related news was previously issued by Health Canada, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 1 Aug 2023.
Ends/Thursday, Aug 24, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:00
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