Not the Onion: Homeopathy product recalled over fears it may contain actual medicine

[Brickbat]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/homeopathy-product-recalled-over-fears-it-may-contain-actual-medicine-9217206.html

A company making homeopathic remedies in the US has had to recall more than 50 different products from across its range after they were found to contain actual medicine.

Terra-Medica, based in Ferndale, Washington, promises to provide “a wealth of education and high quality health products [to] holistic health care practitioners across the US”.

Yet in a series of tests by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it was found that a variety of tablets, capsules, drops and suppositories – with names like “Pleo-QUENT” and “Pleo-STOLO” – actually contained quantities of penicillin.

The FDA said in a release on its website that Terra-Medica was “voluntarily recalling 56 lots”.

[pipi_k]

1. Um...

there are people who are allergic to penicillin.

They could have serious reactions, or even die.

So recalling the stuff is the responsible thing to do.


PS...link to Mayo Clinic paragraph on penicillin allergy

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/penicillin-allergy/basics/definition/con-20024205


Also...nobody should be exposed, unknowingly, to medications/drugs. If a certain remedy says drug-free it should actually be drug-free

[PowerToThePeople]

2. Good thing we have "Big gov" FDA watching out for us.