Second Recall of Pan Products

Friday, May 2nd 2003

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New Zealand made and USA made brands are NOT EFFECTED

Press Release 2 May 2003

The Minister for Food Safety, Minister Annette King is ordering a second recall of products manufactured by Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd that have also been recalled in Australia.

The NZFSA has prepared for publication a recall notice and is advising people to stop taking the products being recalled. The recall notice will be published in New Zealand newspapers as soon as practicable. The first recall notice is being published in newspapers tomorrow (Saturday 3rd May).

The recall has been ordered under section 40 of the Food Act 1981. (Section 40 attached). The penalties for non-compliance of the recall are a fine of up to $2000 or imprisonment of up to three months.

More than 1300 products have now been recalled in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. The second recall in New Zealand involves 691 products manufactured by Pan Pharmaceuticals. "It is prudent to recall all the products in New Zealand currently being recalled in Australia. We are working hard to formulate a list of products either manufactured by Pan Pharmaceuticals or containing ingredients manufactured by that company that are available in New Zealand. This includes products sold under different brand names, " said NZFSA Director of Policy and Regulatory Standards Carole Inkster.

"We have received about 400 calls to our dietary supplements helpline from people concerned about products they may have been taking. Our helpline 0800 NZFSA1 (0800 693 721) will be open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week until further notice."

The full list of products is available on our website, www.nzfsa.govt.nz

Section 40 Food Act 1981. Recall of food

(1) The Minister may, for the purpose of protecting the public, issue to any importer, manufacturer, or seller of food, an order directing the recall of any food or appliance, or requiring the destruction or denaturing of any food that is unsound or unfit for human consumption or is damaged or deteriorated or perished, or that is contaminated with any poisonous, deleterious, or injurious substance.

(2) The importer, manufacturer, or seller shall, on receipt of the recall order, advise the Minister of the details of the manner in which he proposes to comply with the order, and shall give written notice to the Minister when the recall has been completed.

(3) Every person commits an offence against this Act who fails to comply in any respect with any of the provisions of this section or any order issued under this section.

This information was posted directly from the NZFSA website on the 2nd of May 2003 as at 8pm. If we become aware of any further developments, we will update this information.

Footnote: At healthyonline we take quality seriously. We have already removed all potentially offending product from our retail shop Ideal Health and placed them in quarantine, pending further advice from the NZFSA. This was completed on the 2nd of May 2003. Further checking of this quarantined stock against the batch numbers associated with PAN will then take place over the next few days.

We are in the process of removing these items from our website, until we are supplied with replacement stock by our suppliers. You can rest assured that any product you choose has been checked to ensure it is not on the list of potentially problem products associated with PAN, before it is shipped to you.

Be rest assured that we have not had any reported (nor have we heard of) any "adverse" reactions to any of the products we have been asked to remove from sale by the NZFSA

If you have any concerns at all, please
email me at leanne@healthy.co.nz or
New Zealand customers can phone me on 0800 HEALTH

We have sourced alternative choices for the few products that have been removed from sale from our shelves, so please do not hesitate to ask us about these.

New Zealand and USA brands NOT EFFECTED

Brands such as Lifestream. Malcolm Harker, Living Nature, Comvita, Radiance, Xcel Health, Red 8, NFS, Natures Way (USA), Twin Lab, Country Life, and Solgar were ALL NOT Effected by PAN.

You can continue to shop in confidence, rest assured that we have taken all steps to ensure that all products we offer, are of the highest quality and effectiveness.

 

If you need help or advice, you are welcome to email our naturopathic team with your health question.

Disclaimer: The health information presented here has been written for the New Zealand health consumer. It is of a general nature and is only intended to provide a summary of the subjects covered. The information is not intended to be comprehensive or to provide medical advice to you. While all care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information, no responsibility or liability is accepted, and no person should act in reliance on any statement contained in the information provided. All health ailments should be treated by a qualified health professional.

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