FDA Broadens Warning on Potentially Contaminated Eye Products

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FDA Broadens Warning on Potentially Contaminated Eye Products
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🚫 Do not purchase or use Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the FDA warns.

or Delsam Pharma's Artificial Tears due to potential bacterial contamination. All three products are manufactured by the same company, Global Pharma Healthcare, based in Tamilnadu, India.

The FDA has faulted the company for multiple violations, including"lack of appropriate microbial testing" and"lack of proper controls concerning tamper-evident packaging," and has banned imports to the United States. The updated warning from the FDA did not give additional information about the over-the-counter eye ointment beyond potential bacterial contamination. Pseudomonas aeruginosa,

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