Urgent safety recall for eye care products
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Urgent safety recall for eye care products
(WJW) – Multiple over-the-counter eye care products are being voluntarily recalled nationwide after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration audit revealed serious manufacturing violations.Medical distributor AvKARE said in a recent notice that BRS Analytical Service, LLC announced the consumer-level recall of five ophthalmic solutions due to violations of current manufacturing practices.St. Louis-based BRS Analytical Service is an independent contract testing laboratory.Though the specific health hazards remain undetermined, the deviations raise concerns that the products may not meet quality standards, making potential risks to patients impossible to rule out.The insert that accompanies the product states: “Most OTC (over the counter) drugs ..