Bausch & Lomb is issuing another recall this week, this time for its PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 Soft Gels. The recall comes just weeks after Bausch & Lomb recalled some of its ReNu contact lens solutions overseas.
The recalled PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 Soft Gels are only available within the United States. This recall involves lot numbers 0923BK103, 0924BK103, 0924BK103A, 0925BK103A, 0926BK103A, 0927BK103A, 0928BK103A, 0929BK103A, 0930BK103A. The UPC Code is 24208 62584 and the expiration date is 08/31/2011. PreserVision Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 soft gels are packaged in 60 count bottles. The current dosage for the AREDS 2 formulation is two soft gels per day.
Bausch & Lomb initiated this recall based on some reports predominantly within a specific age group—age 70 and older—who reported difficulty swallowing or who experienced a choking sensation when taking the soft gel.
The voluntary recall is limited only to the United States and does not affect locations in Europe, the Middle East, or in Asia-Pacific regions. The PreserVision Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 is the only supplement affected in the recall; all other PreserVision and Ocuvite® supplements, soft gels and tablets, remain on the market.
Earlier this month, Bausch & Lomb recalled two separate recalls of ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution and ReNu MultiPlus multi-purpose solution in Europe and the Middle East. The first recall involved a single lot (AA120) of 120ML ReNu MultiPlus multi-purpose solution in Croatia, Dubai, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. According to Bausch & Lomb, it has received a small number of reports about sensitivity issues related to this lot. The company did not specify how many reports had been received.
The second action a limited number of lots of its ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution and ReNu MultiPlus multi-purpose solution in Europe and the Middle East. The company said the products did not “meet quality expectations.”
