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  Preservative-Free Eye Drops Linked to Bacterial Infection and Death

  Posted by PhilGeis on March 2, 2024 at 5:47 am

  <div>Eye area cosmetics are of special FDA concern for contamination. The bug is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one of the two most frequent cosmetic microbial contaminants.</div>

  https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2023-02-02/preservative-free-eye-drops-linked-to-bacterial-infection-and-death/

  PhilGeis replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Perry44

  Administrator

  March 3, 2024 at 8:46 am

  Steinberg being feisty as ever! I do agree, preservative free is a bad claim.

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    mikethair

    Member

    March 3, 2024 at 7:45 pm

    Preservative-free claims with eye drops should be a red flag for consumers.

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    PhilGeis

    Member

    March 4, 2024 at 5:56 am

    Cynical posturing from a criminally-incompetent Indian company. “Abundance of caution” with a body count and FDA Enforcement Report noting “Non-Sterility: FDA analysis found unopened products to have bacterial contamination.” and includes recall from the same folks of eye ointment for the same problem. Marketers were EzriCare and Delsam.

    Dave’s right- tough to see a scenario by which a consumer contaminates eye drops with aeruginosa but obviously a manufacturing risk.

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