Informing the public of possible health hazards and enabling Canadians to make informed decisions concerning the continued use of consumer and marketed health products, including foreign products not authorized for sale in Canada and not found on the Canadian marketplace, but which may have entered the country through personal importation or by purchase over the Internet.
URL: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca
Updated: 7 min 28 sec ago
These foreign health products have been found by regulators in other countries to contain undeclared drug ingredients.
Important Safety Information
Health Canada is advising Canadians that "Aerobic Oxygen," an unauthorized product sold online by "Good For You" at www.goodforyou.ca, may pose serious health risks, including poisoning and kidney failure. Health Canada testing found that the product contains sodium chlorite, a bleach-like chemical that is not listed on the product label. The product is promoted as a treatment for a range of ailments, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, impotence, paralysis, breast cancer and brain tumours. The product may also have been sold by other online retailers.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that multiple unauthorized sexual enhancement products seized from four Toronto retail locations may pose serious risks to health.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that "Selekta Pregnenolone," an unauthorized prescription product sold online at www.antyler.com, may pose serious health risks. Health Canada seized the product from the company, A.N. Tyler Distributing.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that Novo Nordisk A/S has updated a voluntary recall of insulin cartridge holders used in certain lots of its NovoPen Echo and NovoPen 5 insulin pens. The company detected that the cartridge holders may crack or break if exposed to certain chemicals, such as some cleaning agents.
These foreign health products have been found by regulators in other countries to contain undeclared drug ingredients.
Family pets, or companion animals, can sometimes bring unwanted pests, such as fleas and ticks, into your home. These bugs can be more than just an annoyance. Flea saliva can cause allergic reactions in both people and animals, and some ticks can transmit diseases. For example, blacklegged ticks can transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that the unauthorized natural health product promoted as a workout supplement “Fluffy Unicorn” may pose serious health risks. Health Canada laboratory testing found that the product contains undeclared synephrine, and higher levels of caffeine than declared on the label. In combination these ingredients can pose serious health risks. Health Canada seized the product from Shop Santé Laval in Laval, Quebec (329 Saint-Martin Blvd. W.).
Further to a recent recall of RestoraLAX 4510, Health Canada is advising Canadians that Bayer Inc. is expanding its voluntary recall to include specific lots of RestoraLAX 307 Bonus Packs sold at various retailers across Canada due to a potential choking hazard.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has seized several unauthorized kratom products from Culture Rising at 1248 Main St E, Milton, ON. Kratom may pose serious health risks when swallowed or inhaled.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that the unauthorized sexual enhancement product “Black Mamba Premium” may pose serious health risks because its label says it contains a drug called yohimbe. Health Canada seized the product from JJ Smoke Centre in North York, Ontario (5429 Yonge Street).
Health Canada is advising Canadians that Bayer Inc. is voluntarily recalling RestoraLAX 45 10 Value Pack sold at Costco Canada due to a potential choking hazard. The recalled product may contain deposits such as clumps or lumps. The presence of these deposits may pose a choking hazard.
Issue
Health Canada is advising Canadians that the unauthorized sexual enhancement product “Rhino 69 Extreme 10K” may pose serious health risks because its label says that it contains a prescription drug (yohimbe extract (bark)). Health Canada seized the product from Riverdale Trading Company in Toronto (760 Queen St E, Toronto, ON).
June 30, 2017
For immediate release
OTTAWA - Summer time is here and so is music festival season. While music festivals and other summer parties are a great way to celebrate the season, it is important to consider safety, especially when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
OTTAWA – Health Canada is reminding Canadians that it is not safe to taste or eat raw dough, batter, or any other product containing uncooked flour, as raw flour can be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as E. coli.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has seized unauthorized “Jupiter” and “Kratom Zone” kratom products from two retail stores in Edmonton, AB. Kratom may pose serious health risks when swallowed or inhaled.
Health Canada is advising Canadians that multiple unauthorized health products seized from two adult stores in Scarborough and Etobicoke, ON, may pose serious risks to health. Products seized include “poppers” and products promoted for sexual enhancement.
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