Update – June 26, 2019 Health Canada’s testing of “Maxman”, an unauthorized product promoted for male sexual enhancement seized from this store, found it contains a prescription drug (sildenafil) and a non-prescription drug (acetaminophen) not listed on the label, which may pose serious health risks. It has been added to the list of affected products and photos below, and consumers should stop using this product. OTTAWA – Health Canada has seized multiple unauthorized drugs from Gigi’s Market in Ottawa, Ontario (23 Montreal Road). The products are labelled to contain prescription drugs, including antibiotics, and may pose serious health risks. In addition, Health Canada seized two skin ointments that may contain a prescription-strength drug. Prescription drugs should be taken only under the advice and supervision of a healthcare professional because they are used to treat specific diseases and may cause serious side effects. Unauthorized health products have not been approved by Health Canada, which means that they have not been assessed for safety, effectiveness and quality and may pose serious health risks. They may contain ingredients, additives or contaminated ingredients not listed on the label. In addition, they may lack the active ingredients Canadians would expect them to contain to help maintain and improve their health or they may contain ingredients that could interact with other medications and foods. For all of these reasons, unauthorized health products could cause serious health effects. Selling unauthorized health products in Canada is illegal. Some of the unauthorized health products are packaged and labelled in Spanish. As a result, information about ingredients, usage, dosage and side effects may not be understood by all consumers.
RecallTracker