{"id":242662,"date":"2025-12-20T11:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/242662\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T11:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:33:09","slug":"nasal-spray-recalled-due-to-contamination-with-mold-and-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/242662\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasal Spray Recalled Due to Contamination With Mold and Bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> If you&#8217;re using nasal sprays to treat congestion or allergies, you&#8217;ll want to check out the latest recall: ReBoost and ClearLife Nasal Sprays have been recalled due to contamination with mold, yeast, and bacteria.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/medinatura-new-mexico-inc-expands-voluntary-nationwide-recall-reboost-nasal-spray-and-include\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FDA recall<\/a>, which was just expanded to include ClearLife nasal spray, involves all lots of both products, which were distributed nationwide. You can see the packaging below.\n<\/p>\n<p> Credit: <\/p>\n<p>Courtesy FDA<\/p>\n<p> Credit: <\/p>\n<p>Courtesy FDA<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The products have the following UPC codes and NDC numbers:\n<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<li><strong>ReBoost Nasal Spray:<\/strong> NDC number is 62795-4005-9 and the UPC# is 787647 10186 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>ClearLife Allergy Nasal Spray: <\/strong>NDC number is 62795-4006-9 and the UPC# is 787647 10188 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The products were found to have mold, yeast, and unsafe levels of a bacteria called Achromobacter, which could potentially cause life-threatening infections in immunocompromised people. So far, there have been no reports of illnesses related to the recall.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> If you have the nasal spray, you should stop using it immediately, and either throw out the product or return it to the store for a full refund. If you have questions about the recall, you can call the parent company, MediNatura New Mexico, Inc., by phone (800-621-7644) or email <a href=\"\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>; Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM MST.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> If you used the product and are feeling unwell, the FDA suggests contacting your local healthcare provider and providing information to the FDA&#8217;s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program. You can contact the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/medwatch-fda-safety-information-and-adverse-event-reporting-program\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>, by regular mail (you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/MedWatch\/getforms.htm\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">download the form here<\/a>), or by calling 1-800-332-1088 to request a form and faxing it to 1-800-FDA-0178.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;re using nasal sprays to treat congestion or allergies, you&#8217;ll want to check out the latest recall:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274],"tags":[18,135,19,17,462],"class_list":{"0":"post-242662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-medication"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115751682239240861","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}