Bausch and Lomb in new contact-lens solution recall

AFP, March, 2007

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Eyecare giant Bausch and Lomb, still reeling from a global health scare last year, said Tuesday it was recalling more than a million bottles of its "ReNu MultiPlus" contact-lens solution.

The US company said it had not heard of any serious adverse reactions but was recalling the solution as a precaution from sale in the United States, Latin America, Canada, South Korea and Taiwan.

It said an elevated level of trace iron used in 12 lots of the solution could discolor it, and so shorten its effective shelf-life.

The recalled lots all carry the expiration date "2008 - 03" on the bottle, but Bausch and Lomb said it believed that "virtually all of the affected product, manufactured about a year ago, has already been used by consumers."

"We are confident we have identified the source of the problem and we are ...