The Istituto Superiore di Sanità reported, as of June 20, 21 cases of acute, non-infectious and non-contagious cholestatic hepatitis, attributable to the consumption of turmeric.
The new case report of acute liver disease is related to the following product:
- Curcumin Plus 95% plus Piperine & Vitamins B1,B2, B6 line @-batch 18M858 expiry 11/2021– NI.VA produced by Frama
which are added to the following products already reported:
- Piperine and turmeric plus 95 – lot 9023 expiring February 2022- Bodyline, produced by Phytoprime
CRCMN-P – HB (Health & Beauty)- Piperine and Turmeric plus HTF Group San Marino – lot 2379 – produced by ALSA LAB
- Rubigen turmeric and piperine – lot 210219 expiring February 2022 – Naturfarma
- Movart – lot M80315 – Scharper SpA, Farmaceutici Procemsa spa Nichelino
- Turmeric Piperine Abbe Roland produced by Studio 3 Farma srl
- Versalis – lot I 0187 expiry 01/2022 – Geofarma srl – produced by Labomar srl
- Rubigen turmeric and piperine – lot 250119 – Naturfarma
- Curcumin+piperin – Vegavero – manufactured by Vanatari International GMBH, Berlin
- Tendisulfur Forte sachets – Laborest Italia srl produced by Nutrilinea srl
- Cartijoint FortAnd – lot 24/18 – Fidia Farmaceutici spa produced by Sigmar Italia spa
- Liposomal turmeric plus black pepper – lot 1810224, deadline 10/21, produced by Laboratories Nutrimea with headquarters and production plant rue des Petits Champs 20, FR 75002, Paris
- Turmeric 95% Maximum – lot 18L264, deadline 10/2021, produced by Ekappa Laboratori srl on behalf of Naturando srl
- Turmeric complex – BAI aromatics on behalf of Vitamin shop
- Tumercur Sanandrea
- Movart – lot M70349 expiring 08/2019 – Scharper SpA, Farmaceutici Procemsa spa Nichelino
- Turmeric Meriva 95% 520mg Piperine 5 mg – Pharmacy Dr. Guys, Malcontenta
- Turmeric "Good by nature" – Earth and Sun
- Curcumin Plus 95% – lot 18L823 – NI.VA produced by Frama
- Curcumin 95% Kline – lot 18M861 – NI.VA produced by Frama
- Curcumin Plus 95% piperine linea@ – lot 2077-LOT 19B914 – NI.VA produced by Frama
- Curcumin Plus 95% piperine linea@ – 18c590 – NI.VA produced by Frama
Investigations are underway to identify the responsible cause of the hepatitis cases.
Pending the analyses, consumers are invited, as a precaution, to stop consuming these products.
Ministry of Health – 21 June 2019
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