Chinese herbals recall
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA and California Health Services Department recalling 5,000 bottles of Anso Comfort capsules after detecting one lot containing chlordiazepoxide, the active ingredient in Roche's Rx sedative Librium. After hospitalization of one user, recall was initiated Feb. 5 and followed with letter to Internet, mail and phone order buyers as well as several retailers. Marketer NuMeridian (Arcadia, Calif.) is participating in the recall, but parties are unaware of how many bottles are extant and how many contain the drug. California DHS has not learned whether spiking took place in China or U.S. Last year, several Chinese herbals were recalled for containing diabetes drugs (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 21, 2000, p. 9)