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Green Lite Weight Management (November 27, 2006)
- Starting date:
- November 27, 2006
- Posting date:
- January 22, 2007
- Type of communication:
- Drug Recall
- Subcategory:
- Natural health products
- Hazard classification:
- Type II
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
- Identification number:
- RA-2007A4
Reason
Unacceptable risk to sell Natural Health Products, where there may be an issue of risk, without the issuance of an NPN. There is some evidence to suggest that Green Lite had a causal role in the case report of hepatotoxicity.
Depth of distribution
This product was distributed to retail stores across the country (all provinces).
Affected products
Green Lite Weight Management
DIN, NPN, DIN-HIM
No market authorization
Dosage form
Capsule
Strength
- 100 mg catechins per capsule (65% EGCg)
Lot or serial number
050221YY, 050427YY, S010606MG1, S051107MG1, S051110SD1, S051212SD1, T051024SD1, T051101SD1
Companies
- Recalling Firm
- Origin Biomedicinals Inc.
5162 Duke Street
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada B3J 1N7
- Marketing Authorization Holder
- Not Applicable
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