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Brewer's Yeast Tablets: May pose serious health risks to Canadians with milk allergies
- Starting date:
- October 25, 2011
- Posting date:
- October 25, 2011
- Type of communication:
- Advisory
- Subcategory:
- Drugs
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Identification number:
- RA-110004641
- Issue
- What you should do
- Who is affected
- Related AWRs
- Media enquiries
- Public enquiries
- What Health Canada is doing
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Health Canada is advising Canadians of the voluntary recall by Puresource Inc. of three lots of NOW Brewer's Yeast (10 grain) Tablets due to the presence of an undeclared milk allergen.
Issue
People with milk allergies can experience a range of mild to severe symptoms when exposed to even small amounts of milk proteins. Symptoms may include breathing difficulties that, in some cases, can be life threatening. To date, Health Canada has not received any reports of adverse reactions related to the use of NOW Brewer's Yeast Tablets.
The products affected by this recall are bottles of 200 tablets (Lot numbers: 1401411, 1365681 and 1343111).
What you should do
- Contact Puresource Inc. for additional instructions at 1-800-265-7245 concerning NOW Brewer's Yeast Tablets.
- Consult your healthcare practitioner with any questions or concerns regarding use of this product.
- Read the label of the products you buy to verify that they have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality. Health products that have been authorized for sale by Health Canada will have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) or a Natural Product Number (NPN) on the label. Some natural health products (NHPs) may have an Exemption Number (EN), which indicates that the product is legally available for sale while Health Canada is reviewing its application for licensing.
- Report any adverse reaction potentially related to these products to Health Canada (see below).
Who is affected
Canadians with milk allergies who have purchased or used NOW Brewer's Yeast Tablets.
Related AWRs
2010-12-06 | Health products
2010-12-24 | Food, Health products
2011-04-05 | Food, Health products
2011-02-02 | Food, Health products
Milk Allergy Risk Identified in the Natural Health Product: Dophilus Chewable Tablets
2009-07-24 | Health products
Media enquiries
Health Canada
613-957-2983
Public enquiries
613-957-2991
1-866-225-0709
What Health Canada is doing
Health Canada is monitoring the recall by Puresource. Puresource is also advising that all consumers should contact customer service for additional instructions.
Should any new information be identified, Health Canada will continue to provide an update to Canadians.
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