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FDA expands recall of potentially contaminated eye products amid outbreak

Feb 26, 2023 06:31AM ● By Content Editor
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By ALEXANDER TIN - CBS Minnesota News - February 22, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday of another imported eye product that could be contaminated with bacteria, in the wake of an outbreak earlier this year of highly drug-resistant bacteria that hospitalized and blinded some patients.

Americans should stop using Delsam Pharma's Artificial Eye Ointment, the FDA says, an over-the-counter product manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited. The company has agreed to recall the product.


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