AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT RECALL

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).

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Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.