Antibiotics Recalled for Containing Chemical Found in Plastic
China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) is forcing the international health care company, GlaxoSmithKline, to recall drugs containing Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP). This chemical is typically used to make plastic more pliable and ingesting this material is supposed to adversely affect the liver. The recalled drugs containing this chemical are amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium.
The SFDA instructed GlaxoSmithKline to stop all production and distribution of the tainted medication and any medicine that has already been sold must be recalled. Recently, this international drug company was instructed to recall pediatric antibiotics also containing DIDP in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Customers who have been injured or suffered illness due to defective products may be entitled to financial compensation. U.S. product liability laws allow consumers of defective products to sue for financial recovery for injuries they suffer because of an unsafe product.
