King Bio, an FDA-registered pharmaceutical company responsible for making and selling water-based natural homeopathic medicine, is now issuing a voluntary recall of 32 children’s medications after a possible microbial contamination.
The contaminated products were produced between August 2017 and April 2018. The company stated that a “small percentage” of the items tested positive for microbial contamination and King Bio stated that it is recalling these products “out of the abundance of caution.”
According to the FDA, “Administration or use of drugs products with microbial contamination, could potentially result in increased infections that might require medical intervention, and could result in infections that could be life-threatening to certain individuals.”
Although the King Bio recall is voluntary, this concerning news isn’t going to sit well with parents looking for a natural alternative medicine to relieve their children’s common ailments including stomachache, cough, flu or nosebleed.
Fortunately, there have been no reports of injury or illness due to the microbial contamination. A complete list of the medicines that are being recalled is available on the FDA’s website. The recall includes the following products:
- Chicken Pox Symptom Relief
- Children’s Appetite Enhance
- Children’s Appetite & Weight
- Children’s Growth & Development
- Children’s Fever Reliever
- Children’s Ear Relief Formula
- DK Attention & Learning Enh.
- DK Nosebleed Relief
- DK Newborn Tonic
- DK Teething
- DK Colic Relief
- Kids Sleep Aid
- Kids Multi-Strain Flu Relief
- Kids Stress & Anxiety
- Kids Bed Wetting (NP)
- Kids Candida 4 oz
- TonsilPlex
- Tummy Aches
Aside from the above medications, the recall also includes 2-ounce medications that are SafeCare Rx For Professional Use Only:
- Bed Wetting Prevention (SCRX)
- Children’s Growth & Development (SCRX)
- Children’s Cough (SCRX)
- Children’s Fever Reliever (SCRX)
- Chicken Pox Symptom Relief (SCRX)
- Children’s Ear Formula (SCRX)
- Children’s Appetite & Weight (SCRX)
- Children’s Appetite Enhancer (SCRX)
- Colic Relief (SCRX)
- Kids Attention & Learning (SCRX)
- Newborn Tonic (SCRX)
- Teething (SCRX)
- Tummy Aches (SCRX)
Individuals who have purchased the recalled products are urged not to use these products and can reach King Bio at 1-866-298-2740 or through email at recall@kingbio.com to arrange a return.
