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Pan Pharmaceuticals - Product Recalls

Last updated: July 2003.

The following documents provide information on the recall of dietary supplements manufactured by Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Australia. These products. are also being recalled in New Zealand.  This site will be updated as more information comes to hand. 

Full list of all known products manufactured by Pan Pharmaceuticals in New Zealand - 11 July 2003
Consumers wanting to determine if a product is affected by the Pan Pharmaceutical Ltd issue should use this document.  This combines the hour recall notices made to date.  Please note this may take several minutes to download. The recalls can also be viewed individually - recall 1 May, recall 2 May, recall 4 May, recall 8 May, recall 7 July, partial revocation of recall 7 July.

Questions and Answers

• What is the issue?
• Why has this action been taken?
• What products have been recalled in New Zealand?
• How can I find out if my supplements are affected?
• Are there products other than Dietary Supplements affected?
• What do I do if I have concerns about my health?
• If I have any of these products, what do I do?
• What do batch and expiry details look like and where do I find these?
• Who is Pan Pharmaceuticals Limited?
• Where can I obtain further information?

Folic Acid
There are 11 products containing folic acid on the list of dietary supplements manufactured by Australian company Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd being recalled in New Zealand.

Industry

• Product recall notices

To aid Importers/Distributors/ Suppliers/ Direct Marketers and Sellers/Retailers of Pan Pharmaceuticals Limited manufactured products, to comply with their obligations in the event of a recall under Section 40 of the Food Act 1981, the following instructions should be followed:

• Instruction Sheet for Sellers/ Retailers/Direct Marketers
• Instruction Sheet for Importers/ Distributors/ Suppliers/ Direct Marketers 

Media releases

• Fifth Recall and Destruction Notice Issued for Pan Products 10 July 2003
• Recall on some products lifted as Australian industry corrects information - 21 May 2003
• NZFSA Pan Pharmaceuticals helpline back to ordinary hours - 12 May 2003
• Fourth Recall of Pan Products  - 8 May 2003
• NZFSA names recalled Folic Acid products  - 5 May 2003 
• Third Recall of Pan Products  - 4 May 2003
• Pan Products in New Zealand  - 2 May 2003
• Second Recall of Pan Products - 2 May 2003 
• Helpline hours extended - 2 May 2003
• Recall of Pan Products 1 May 2003
• Australian recalled products not in New Zealand - 30 April 2003
• Pan products list expected today - 30 April 2003
• NZFSA investigating whether products sold in NZ - 29 April 2003

Related Links

• Therapeutic Goods Administration - Australia