A pharmaceutical company announced this week it was dramatically expanding its recall of a nasal spray sold nationwide, because the sprays contain yeast, mold and microbial contamination.
MediNatura New Mexico, a homeopathic medicine company, announced Tuesday that it was recalling all lots of its ReBoost Nasal Spray and ClearLife Allergy Nasal Spray due to elevated levels of the bacteria Achromobacter, in addition to the yeast and mold.
“There is a reasonable probability that adverse health consequences including life-threatening infections will occur with use of the product in the immuno-compromised population,” the company wrote in its recall announcement.
Customers are being advised to immediately discontinue using the recalled nasal sprays. Achromobacter is a type of bacteria that is one of the “most common species to cause respiratory infection in cystic fibrosis,” according to ScienceDirect…