{"id":250338,"date":"2025-12-25T05:17:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/250338\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T05:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:17:37","slug":"nasal-spray-recalled-nationwide-over-mold-potential-life-threatening-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/250338\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasal Spray Recalled Nationwide Over Mold, Potential \u2018Life-Threatening Infection\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"sick young woman using nasal spray\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/d9dce62614626ddd10230def30720f5f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ALERT: Nasal Spray Recalled Due to Contamination ozgurcankaya &#8211; Getty Images<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p>ReBoost Nasal Spray is being recalled over yeast\/mold and microbial contamination.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Using the recalled products may have serious adverse health consequences.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Read on for details on the specific lot affected by the recall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prevention.com\/health\/a36028526\/how-to-use-nasal-spray\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nasal spray;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Nasal spray<\/a> can be an effective way to relieve congestion and sinus pressure, but a recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prevention.com\/recalls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recalled product;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">recalled product<\/a> may end up causing problems rather than helping. The U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/medinatura-new-mexico-inc-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-reboost-nasal-spray-due-microbial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced a recall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">announced a recall<\/a> of MediNatura\u2019s ReBoost Nasal Spray over yeast, mold, and microbial contamination.<\/p>\n<p>One of the bacteria found was Achromobacter, which <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3147868\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:may cause;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">may cause<\/a> fever, chills, lethargy, and various infections such as pneumonia, endocarditis, and meningitis. It is also <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7577122\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:known for;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">known for<\/a> being resistant to antibiotics and may be <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3147868\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:particularly dangerous;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">particularly dangerous<\/a>\u2014and even fatal\u2014in immunocompromised individuals. If you believe you have any recalled product, do not use it.<\/p>\n<p>The product is a homeopathic nasal spray used to help combat a slew of respiratory-related symptoms, from sinus congestion to nasal itching, per the FDA. Only a single lot of ReBoost 20 mL nasal spray products is being recalled and can be identified by the following:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>The nasal sprays were sold via retailers across the U.S. as well as through the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA states that there \u201cis a reasonable probability that adverse health consequences, including life-threatening infections, will occur with use of the product in the immunocompromised population.\u201d At the time of publication, no reports of adverse events related to the recall have occurred.<\/p>\n<p>If you have recalled product, again, do not use it. Instead, return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Anyone who purchased the nasal spray via the company\u2019s website should contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/mailto:recall@medinatura.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:recall@medinatura.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recall@medinatura.com<\/a> for a refund.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALERT: Nasal Spray Recalled Due to Contamination ozgurcankaya &#8211; Getty Images ReBoost Nasal Spray is being recalled over&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274],"tags":[18,135,19,22734,17,462,38302,68581,130187,130186,130188],"class_list":{"0":"post-250338","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-immunocompromised-individuals","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-medication","14":"tag-microbial-contamination","15":"tag-nasal-spray","16":"tag-recalled-product","17":"tag-sinus-congestion","18":"tag-sinus-pressure"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115778515721338132","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250338","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=250338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}