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Health Advisory
Lifetime Complexed Potassum tablets pose
salmonella risk
May 1, 2006
Health Canada is warning consumers
that LifeTime Complexed Potassium 99mg tablets
may have been contaminated with salmonella
bacteria based on a preliminary analysis
conducted by an independent laboratory. Health
Canada is conducting further analysis to
confirm the presence of salmonella in this
product.
Salmonella are bacteria that cause intestinal
illness and pose serious health risks. Symptoms
of salmonella infection include diarrhea,
fever and abdominal cramps. The symptoms
can appear 12 to 72 hours after exposure
and the illness usually lasts four to seven
days.
LifeTime Complexed Potassium 99mg tablets
are imported by LifeTime Nutrition Canada.
The company has stopped sale of the product
and a recall has been initiated at the retail
level. Sales appear to have been centred
in British Columbia, in Chase, near Kamloops,
and in North Vancouver.
The lot number of the product that may
be contaminated with salmonella is 0510078.
Consumers who have used LifeTime Complexed
Potassium 99mg tablets, lot number 0510078,
should discontinue use and contact their
health care practitioners if they have concerns
about their health. Consumers who have purchased
the product should contact the Health Products
and Food Branch Inspectorate at 1-800-267-9675.
There have been no reported adverse reactions
for LifeTime Complexed Potassium 99mg tablets
in Canada.
To report a suspected adverse reaction
to this product, please contact the Canadian
Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program
(CADRMP) of Health Canada by one of the following
methods:
CADRMP
Marketed Health Products Directorate
Health Protection Building, Tunney's Pasture, AL 0701C
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Email: cadrmp@hc-sc.gc.ca
Telephone: 866-234-2345
Facsimile: 866-678-6789
Consumers requiring more information on this
information update can contact the Health Canada
public inquiries line at (613) 957-2991, or
toll free at 1-866-225-0709. |
