Foreign Product Alert: 11 Baidyanath brand ayurvedic products

These foreign health products have been found by regulators in other countries to contain high levels of heavy metals which may pose serious health risks. The products are not authorized for sale in Canada and have not been found in the Canadian marketplace but it is possible they may have been brought into the country by travellers or purchased over the Internet. Unauthorized Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements Product Name(s) Hazard(s) Identified Source of Alert Other product information, if available Images Baidyanath brand Agnitundi Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. 018, Expiry Date 02/2016 Baidyanath brand Arogyavardhini Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. 018, Expiry Date 03/2017 Baidyanath brand Brahmi Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. HGB-18, Expiry Date 03/2019, Batch Nos. 244 & 242, Expiry Date 03/2017 Baidyanath brand Chitrakadi Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. GAI-09, Expiry Date 08/2018 and Batch No. 141, Expiry Date 10/2017 Baidyanath brand Gaisantak Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. 193, Expiry Date 02/2018 Baidyanath brand Marichyadi Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. 200, Expiry Date 08/2017 Baidyanath brand Rajahpravartini Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. RAJ-15 0 & 126, Expiry Date 1/2019 & 07/2016 Baidyanath brand Saptamrit Lauh Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. SPL-04, Expiry Date 4/2018 Baidyanath brand Sarivadi Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. SRI-09, Expiry Date 04/2018 Baidyanath brand Sarivadi Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. SARI-015, Expiry Date 01/2019 Baidyanath brand Shankh Bati Elevated levels of lead and mercury United States Food and Drug Administration Batch No. SHN-02, Expiry Date 08/2018

Unauthorized product - Contamination - Product safety

Contact the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate at 1-800-267-9675 if you find a product listed above in the Canadian marketplace. Consult with a healthcare professional if you have health concerns related to the use of any of these products. Read the label of the products you buy to verify that they have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality. Health products that have been authorized for sale by Health Canada will have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product Number (NPN) or a Homeopathic Drug Number (DIN-HM).