Zicam cold remedy is being recalled for causing people to loose their sense of smell
Zicam cold remedy is being recalled for causing people to loose their sense of smell.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Matrixx Initiatives has started to notify U.S. customers of its recall of nasal versions of its Zicam cold remedy, a week after U.S. regulators told the company to stop selling the products.
Matrixx said on Wednesday that it was in the process of formally notifying retailers, wholesalers and distributors of its recall of all Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicam Cold Remedy Gel Swabs, even as the company maintained it "vigorously disagrees" with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over allegations that the products are not safe and were unlawfully marketed.
The company "is conducting this recall because of its desire to cooperate with the FDA," Matrixx said.
On June 16, the FDA warned Matrixx to stop selling intranasal versions of its zinc-containing Zicam cold remedy after more than 130 reports of people losing their sense of smell after using the products. The FDA also urged consumers to stop taking the over-the-counter products.
Personally, I am not a fan of the FDA, so I tend to believe that they had a hand to play in that recall that wasn't soley for people losing their sense of smell. I (and the rest of my family) use all their products, and they really do work. None of us have noticed a problem with our smelling abilities.
Zicam cold remedy is being recalled for causing people to loose their sense of smell
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