Health Canada suspended a manufacturer’s license for Mississauga hand sanitizers and issued an extended recall for some of its products involving unauthorized ingredients that may simply be destructive to consumers.
The government firm said Thursday that the hand sanitist with The Daily Shield logo of Bio Life Science Corp. it was removed from Dollarama shelves Inc. et any other uns specified store in the entire country where it could have been sold.
The 250 ml product was found to involve less than the amount of ethanol, reducing the chances that the product will be effective in killing bacteria and viruses. The disinfectant also included methanol, which poses serious health risks, as it can cause serious adverse reactions or death if swallowed.
“Health Canada also knew that Bio Life had a number of violations of smart production practices, adding poor record keeping, lack of stock, and lack of testing of finished products,” the firm said in a statement.
“As a result, Health Canada has directed the company to avoid all authorized activities. All product licenses owned by the company have been suspended and a target has been issued to revoke the COVID-19 license. “
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Bio Life did not respond to a request for comment.
The most difficult restrictions for the company occur after the removal of your disinfectant last week.
At the time, Health Canada stated that it believed that products, labeled NPN 80098979, lot 6942 that expire in May 2023, are counterfeits.
The firm said it had now made the decision that the parts were not counterfeit, but that it was proceeding to investigate other Bio Life products (liquid wipes, gels and disinfectants) to find out if additional action was needed.
When asked whether the company would fine or rate Bio Life, Health Canada said it is “committed to preventing the production and importation of unauthorized or counterfeit drugs into Canada and will not hesitate to take further action if mandatory to prevent this. ” exercise. “
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and dozens of distillers and start-ups have started pumping hand sanitizer, Health Canada has said it has had to remove more than a hundred of the products it discovered were worrisome.
Dollarama, founded in Montreal, where Bio Life’s problematic hand sanitist was first discovered through Health Canada in Thunder Bay, Ontario, reported in the past that the product was available at about part of the chain’s outlets and that all stores sold about 17 bottles.
Dollarama stated that disinfectants were removed as soon as Health Canada began researching and that the company is now working to ensure that it is no longer sold through other vendors or retailers.
Whoever purchased this product, Health Canada said to avoid it immediately.
– With Adam Burns