Jul. 21 – Foreign Product Alerts (Consumer Labeling and Consumer Protection)

Health Canada has a number of warnings for consumers which they’ve released recently:

Zhuifeng Tougu Wan – Traditional Chinese medicine (intended use unknown) that contains toxic levels of mercury.

Fufang LuHui Jiaonang – Traditional Chinese medicine (intended use unknown) that contains toxic levels of mercury.

Safi – Marketed as a blood purifier, but may also be marketed to treat skin conditions such as acne, boils, rashes, blemishes and hives. Contains toxic levels of arsenic.

Baike Wan – Marketed as an herbal product for relief of muscle and joint pain, but contains the prescription drugs piroxicam and frusemide, and the over-the-counter drug chlorpheniramine

Xin Yan Zi Pai Mei Zi Jiao Nang – Fat Rapid Loss Capsules are marketed as a weight loss product. The capsules are dark blue in colour and contained in silver and blue blister packs.

For more information: Health Canada.