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2021年6月18日—HUNDREDSofcustomersinNorthernIrelandhavebeenimpactedaftermultiplecontactlenssolutions,eyewashandeyelubricantshavebeen ...

Gary McDonald Business Editor

18 June, 2021 01:00

HUNDREDS of customers in Northern Ireland have been impacted after multiple contact lens solutions, eye wash and eye lubricants have been voluntarily recalled after a manufacturing sterilisation compliance breach was identified.

Eye care products from brands including ReNu, Boston, BioTrue, EasySept, Boots and Specsavers are all subject to the recall, which applies across the world.

Parent company Bausch + Lomb has taken the decision because it said it cannot confirm its bottle supplier’s conformance to its sterilisation process compliance requirements.

This essentially means it doesn’t know whether some parts of the bottles have been put through the proper sterilisation process.

The company said the risk of infection with these products is low, and that so far no serious ...