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posted by mrpg on Wednesday February 01 2017, @07:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the parents-these-days dept.

Beth Mole at ArsTechnica has an article about the levels of belladonna in homeopathic teething products made by Hyland's:

After investigating reports that more than 400 babies were sickened and 10 died in connection with homeopathic teething products, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed Friday that it had indeed found elevated levels of the toxic substance, belladonna, in the products.

Belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade, was the prime suspect of the investigation from the beginning, which Ars reported about last fall. Nevertheless, the products' maker, Hyland's, would not agree to recall the products when it was notified of the FDA's conclusion, the agency reported

In a response to Ars, Hyland's has acknowledged that there are some inconsistencies in the amount of belladonna in its products, but the company said that it has not seen any evidence from the FDA indicating that the elevated levels were toxic or excessive. [...]The FDA said it had found inconsistent amounts of belladonna in Hyland's products. Some of the amounts were "far exceeding" what was intended.

[...] As before, the FDA is urging parents to avoid the homeopathic teething products and toss any already purchased. The FDA does not evaluate or approve the homeopathic products, which have no proven health benefit.

Also: Hylands FAQ about the discontinuation.


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday February 01 2017, @01:41PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 01 2017, @01:41PM (#461640) Journal
    Looks like a case of false advertising then. While the 12X level of concentration would be ludicrously hard to achieve as long as you had belladonna in the same building, it sounds like they're not even close to reaching the 6X concentration. That's just sloppy chemistry (reusing the same kitchen bowls without even bothering to rinse them out or whatever).
  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Wednesday February 01 2017, @05:23PM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Wednesday February 01 2017, @05:23PM (#461703) Homepage Journal
    The weird thing is Hylands was removed from the market before for inconsistent levels of ingredients, and then the FDA let them back on the market. So what exactly made the FDA determine it was safe to let them back on the market before, and what, if anything, has changed? Have they gone back to their old ways that led to the inconsistent levels?
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    • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Wednesday February 01 2017, @07:45PM

      by krishnoid (1156) on Wednesday February 01 2017, @07:45PM (#461756)

      I bet the levels weren't so much inconsistent as the were individually adjusted to the levels of latent lycanthropy in the patients under consideration. That's why it had to be put back on the market -- the master lycanthrope is still on the loose.