Eye drops have been recalled due to contamination.Photo:GettyA recall of eye drops has been expanded after theFood and Drug Administrationannounced last week that it had found bacteria and fungus in two brands of eye drops.The FDA issued a warning on August 22 against using two brands of eye drops — Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops — due to contamination.However, only Dr. Berne’s Whole Health Products voluntarily recalled the line of products mentioned in the FDA’s statement. And on Tuesday, they announced a recall of all eye drop products — even thougha statementfrom Dr. Berne says testing has shown the products to be uncontaminated.Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops.U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“The FDA has done a random investigation on one of my products, the 5% MSM Lot #6786. They found microbial growth in the sample they tested. Both the FDA and I recommend a recall on all MSM and Castor Oil products. Please discontinue using all unexpired products that you may have on hand.”The statement continues, “We have sample tested all our products with a 3rd party lab and will be publishing the findings on our site soon. All have come back with no microbial growth.”LightEyez, however, is still offering the eye drops on its website — and the FDA said that the company did not respond to communication, nor has it “taken action to protect consumers.” In fact, a recall does not mean the company is required to take them off the market.Contamination isn’t the only issue with the drops, the FDA said. While MSM is a “naturally occurring organosulfur compound” that can aid in inflammation in the body, according to theNational Institute of Health, the FDA says the inclusion in eye drops is illegal.“The Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez eye drop products also contain methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) as an active ingredient,” the FDA said. “These products are unapproved drugs and illegally marketed in the U.S. There are no legally marketed ophthalmic drugs that contain MSM as an active ingredient.”“Using contaminated eye drops could result in minor to serious vision-threatening infection which could possibly progress to a life-threatening infection,” the FDA cautioned.The FDA found that Dr. Berne’s drops contained bacillus, whichthe CDCdefines as a “major pathogen,” and exophiala, which theNational Institute of Healthcalls an “opportunistic” fungus — and the company has received two reports of “adverse events” related to this recall.LightEyez contained pseudomonas bacteria, whichthe CDCsays is developing antibiotic resistance, and three other types of bacteria.
Eye drops have been recalled due to contamination.Photo:Getty
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A recall of eye drops has been expanded after theFood and Drug Administrationannounced last week that it had found bacteria and fungus in two brands of eye drops.The FDA issued a warning on August 22 against using two brands of eye drops — Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops — due to contamination.However, only Dr. Berne’s Whole Health Products voluntarily recalled the line of products mentioned in the FDA’s statement. And on Tuesday, they announced a recall of all eye drop products — even thougha statementfrom Dr. Berne says testing has shown the products to be uncontaminated.Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops.U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“The FDA has done a random investigation on one of my products, the 5% MSM Lot #6786. They found microbial growth in the sample they tested. Both the FDA and I recommend a recall on all MSM and Castor Oil products. Please discontinue using all unexpired products that you may have on hand.”The statement continues, “We have sample tested all our products with a 3rd party lab and will be publishing the findings on our site soon. All have come back with no microbial growth.”LightEyez, however, is still offering the eye drops on its website — and the FDA said that the company did not respond to communication, nor has it “taken action to protect consumers.” In fact, a recall does not mean the company is required to take them off the market.Contamination isn’t the only issue with the drops, the FDA said. While MSM is a “naturally occurring organosulfur compound” that can aid in inflammation in the body, according to theNational Institute of Health, the FDA says the inclusion in eye drops is illegal.“The Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez eye drop products also contain methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) as an active ingredient,” the FDA said. “These products are unapproved drugs and illegally marketed in the U.S. There are no legally marketed ophthalmic drugs that contain MSM as an active ingredient.”“Using contaminated eye drops could result in minor to serious vision-threatening infection which could possibly progress to a life-threatening infection,” the FDA cautioned.The FDA found that Dr. Berne’s drops contained bacillus, whichthe CDCdefines as a “major pathogen,” and exophiala, which theNational Institute of Healthcalls an “opportunistic” fungus — and the company has received two reports of “adverse events” related to this recall.LightEyez contained pseudomonas bacteria, whichthe CDCsays is developing antibiotic resistance, and three other types of bacteria.
A recall of eye drops has been expanded after theFood and Drug Administrationannounced last week that it had found bacteria and fungus in two brands of eye drops.
The FDA issued a warning on August 22 against using two brands of eye drops — Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops — due to contamination.
However, only Dr. Berne’s Whole Health Products voluntarily recalled the line of products mentioned in the FDA’s statement. And on Tuesday, they announced a recall of all eye drop products — even thougha statementfrom Dr. Berne says testing has shown the products to be uncontaminated.
Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops.U.S. Food & Drug Administration
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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“The FDA has done a random investigation on one of my products, the 5% MSM Lot #6786. They found microbial growth in the sample they tested. Both the FDA and I recommend a recall on all MSM and Castor Oil products. Please discontinue using all unexpired products that you may have on hand.”
The statement continues, “We have sample tested all our products with a 3rd party lab and will be publishing the findings on our site soon. All have come back with no microbial growth.”
LightEyez, however, is still offering the eye drops on its website — and the FDA said that the company did not respond to communication, nor has it “taken action to protect consumers.” In fact, a recall does not mean the company is required to take them off the market.
Contamination isn’t the only issue with the drops, the FDA said. While MSM is a “naturally occurring organosulfur compound” that can aid in inflammation in the body, according to theNational Institute of Health, the FDA says the inclusion in eye drops is illegal.
“The Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez eye drop products also contain methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) as an active ingredient,” the FDA said. “These products are unapproved drugs and illegally marketed in the U.S. There are no legally marketed ophthalmic drugs that contain MSM as an active ingredient.”
“Using contaminated eye drops could result in minor to serious vision-threatening infection which could possibly progress to a life-threatening infection,” the FDA cautioned.
The FDA found that Dr. Berne’s drops contained bacillus, whichthe CDCdefines as a “major pathogen,” and exophiala, which theNational Institute of Healthcalls an “opportunistic” fungus — and the company has received two reports of “adverse events” related to this recall.
LightEyez contained pseudomonas bacteria, whichthe CDCsays is developing antibiotic resistance, and three other types of bacteria.
source: people.com
