UPDATE (August 22, 2023): Health Canada is warning consumers about four additional unauthorized health products, including eye drops, a skin ointment and granules for swallowing (to relieve tonsil or throat inflammation), that it seized from Asia Food Mart and three L’Amour Beauty locations in the Greater Toronto Area. The products are labelled to contain prescription drugs and may pose serious health risks. Original Advisory (July 31, 2023): Unauthorized Santen brand eye drops seized from stores in the Greater Toronto Area because they may pose serious health risks Health Canada is warning consumers about unauthorized Santen brand eye drops that it seized from Asia Food Mart and three L'Amour Beauty locations in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario. The products are labelled to contain prescription drugs and may pose serious health risks. Selling unauthorized health products in Canada is illegal. Unauthorized health products have not been approved by Health Canada, which means that they have not been assessed for safety, efficacy and quality and may pose a range of serious health risks. For example, they could contain high-risk ingredients, such as prescription drugs, additives or contaminants that may or may not be listed on the label. These ingredients could interact with other medications and foods. In addition, these products may not actually contain the active ingredients that consumers would expect them to contain to help maintain and improve their health. Prescription drugs should be used only under the supervision of a health care professional because they are used to treat specific conditions and may cause serious side effects.Prescription drugs can only be legally sold to consumers in Canada with a prescription.
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