One Product Recall We Hadn’t Ever Heard Of Before… Shock As Printer Ink Is Found In Eye Drops

We've heard of fingers in Coke and plastic in burgers... but this one takes the biscuit. 

A massive batch of eye drops has been called back to the manufacturer after they were found to contain printer ink.

The 36,000 bottles of prescription eye drops were made by Bausch and Lomb who claimed nobody was harmed by the incident.

The company, one of the biggest eye-care firms in the world, has asked for the 1,780 batches, which contain 20 bottles in each, to be returned to their New York base after a manufacturing blunder.

They sent a letter to thousands of hospitals and pharmacies.

In the letter, Irene Fazakerley, of the Scottish Government's health department, said: “Bausch and Lomb is recalling the batch because black particles have been identified in some packs.

“Initial investigations suggest that the contaminant is printing ink, in which case we understand that the risk of toxicity is low.

“No other batches of this or any other product are affected.

“Healthcare Professionals are asked to quarantine remaining stock and contact the wholesaler from which it was obtained to arrange uplift and replacement.”

A spokesman from the drug watchdog Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) assured the public they would not be a product people would have at home.

Bausch and Lomb claimed that no one had been harmed by the botched lots of eye anaesthetic.

An MHRA spokesperson LAO added: There is no evidence that any patients are experiencing any problems from these eye drops and testing has shown that there is a low risk of any patients having any adverse reactions.

“This affected batch is not being used and we have alerted doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals about this issue.”