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Recall Pulls Over 20 Brands of Laxatives from Store Shelves

magnesium-citrate saline laxatives pulled from store shelves over contamination concernsA microbial contamination has forced the recall of a wide variety of store-brand laxatives sold across the country. Retailers from grocery stores to pharmacies were forced to pull variations of magnesium-citrate-based saline laxatives after testing found them to be contaminated with Gluconacetobacter liqufaciens. The manufacturer of the medication warns that “immunocompromised patients who consume this product may be at increased risk for invasive infections ...

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