Medcure Herbal Products containing Acorus calamus
Published 18 April 2021
Product
Medcure Herbal Products Organic Vacha Powder Gulguluthikthakam Kashayam Dhanwantharam Thailam All batches containing the ingredient Acorus calamus
Why it was recalled
The products were supplied in the Australian market without an Australian Registry for Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) registration and were also labelled to contain Acorus calamus .
Hazard
Acorus calamus is included in Schedule 10 to the Medicines and Poison Standard, which lists substances considered to pose an unacceptable risk to health. Acorus calamus is a known carcinogen (substance that could potentially cause cancer).
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.