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Sanofi recalls three cough mixtures in France

PARIS
Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:34am EDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi Aventis has recalled three cough mixtures for babies and children in France after traces of a toxic substance were discovered in a bottle, the French health authority said on its website on Saturday.

The recall concerns the sugar-free 2 percent syrup solutions of Rhinatiol, Bronkirex and Carbocistene.

The toxic phenol was found in a batch of Rhinatiol after a Swiss patient remarked an abnormal odor.

The health authority said there had been no complaints in France yet and added the level of phenol present was well below a dangerous level, but the recall was a precaution.

(Reporting by Marcel Michelson, editing by Anthony Barker)


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