Class III · Low risk
Lactated Ringer's Injection
CGMP Deviations: Shipment of product not approved for release.
Colloidal Silver
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: This product is being recalled because FDA issued a final rule establishing that all over-the-counter (OTC) drug products containing colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts for internal or external use are not generally recognized as safe and effective and are misbranded.
Cause type: Unapproved drug
The product was marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA, or does not meet the OTC monograph it claims to follow. Nothing about the product - dose, purity, safety - has been reviewed by FDA, so the claims on the box are unverified. All unapproved drug recalls.
What was recalled
Colloidal Silver, 100 ppm TDS, Natural Mineral Supplement, sold in a) 2 fl.oz (59.15 mL), b) 8 fl.oz (236.6 mL), c) 16 fl.oz (473.2 mL), d) 32 fl.oz (946.4 mL), e) 64 fl.oz (1.89 L), and f) 1 Gal. (3.78 L), Distributed by: Earthborn Products, San Diego, CA 92103.
- Recalling firm
- Earthborn Products, Inc.
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-009-2013 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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