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Carcinogen benzene found in nearly 80 lots of sun care productsIn late May, independent pharmaceutical watchdog Valisure petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recall sun care products they say contain unhealthy levels of the carcinogen known as benzene.…
Nostrum Labs joins growing list of NDMA metformin recallsNostrum Laboratories has issued a voluntary recall of 2 lots of their 750 mg extended release metformin tablets (100 tablet packages) due to elevated levels of the human carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine…
Ulcer and heartburn medication recalled over NDMA concernsAmneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC has issued a recall of 3 lots of their Nizatidine Oral Solution due to “potential N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) amounts exceeding the levels established by the FDA.” NDMA, as…
FDA investigating diabetes drug ‘Metaformin’ over NDMA concernsStop us if you’ve heard this one before, there’s a concern over a carcinogen’s possible presence in a widely used medication. The only difference, this one has yet to be…
Multiple retailers pull Zantac from shelves amid carcinogen concernsWe wrote a couple of weeks ago about Valisure’s findings regarding the carcinogen Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) being found in Zantac and its generic forms. At the time, consumer advocacy groups were…
Zantac and its generic versions contain carcinogen NDMAWhile they have not been recalled, “possible carcinogens” have been detected in the heartburn drug Zantac, and its generic forms. Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is the carcinogen detected by the U.S. Food…
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