A separate eye drop recall has removed 27 products from store shelves, including store-brand products sold at retailers such as CVS, Rite Aid, Target, and Walmart, and the recall has been ongoing for about three weeks since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. will be done later. Warning people not to buy or use Eye drops.
According to a news release issued by the FDA on Wednesday, Kilich Healthcare India has suspended the expiration date due to “potential safety concerns after FDA investigators found unsanitary conditions.” Eye drops from November 2023 to September 2025 are being recalled. A complete list of recalled eye drops can be found here.
In late October, the FDA urged people not to use the product, citing “the risk of eye infections that can cause partial vision loss or blindness,” and saying that investigators believe it is safe to use unsanitary skin areas. They announced that they had discovered the condition and a “positive bacterial test result.” Unidentified manufacturing facility.
Some eye drops may have already been removed from stores, as the FDA announced earlier this month that CVS, Rite Aid, and Target would be removing the products from their shelves and websites.
The recall notice asks distributors and retailers with recalled products to stop selling them. Meanwhile, consumers should stop using the recalled eye drops and return the product to the place of purchase, the FDA said.
unsanitary conditions
Bloomberg News reports that Kilic manufactures eye drops in unsanitary factories in India, where some workers work barefoot and others submit test results purporting to show the products are sterile. It was reported that he had made it up.
In response to the FDA warning, Cardinal Health recalled six Leader brand eye drops in early November, and Harvard Drug Group recalled Rugby Laboratories brand eye drops.
Earlier this year, the FDA announced a series of recalls of eye drop products. linked to the deaths of four people and multiple cases of vision loss. Warned against use in August 2 additional eye drops This is because there is a risk of contamination with bacteria and fungi.