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:
- Curcumina Plus 95% più Piperina & Vitamine B1,B2, B6 line @-lotto 18M858 scadenza 11/2021– NI.VA prodotto da Frama
which are added to the following products already reported:
- Piperine and turmeric plus 95 – lot 9023 expiring February 2022- Bodyline, produced by Phytoprime
- Piperina e Curcuma plus HTF Group San Marino – lotto 2379 – prodotto da ALSA LAB
- Rubigen curcuma e piperina – lotto 210219 scadenza febbraio 2022 – Naturfarma
- Movart – lot M80315 – Scharper SpA, Farmaceutici Procemsa spa Nichelino
- Turmeric Piperine Abbe Roland produced by Studio 3 Farma srl
- Versalis – lotto I 0187 scadenza 01/2022 – Geofarma s.r.l. – prodotto da Labomar s.r.l.
- Rubigen turmeric and piperine – lotto 250119 – Naturfarma
- Curcumin+piperin – Vegavero – prodotto da Vanatari International GMBH, Berlino
- Tendisulfur Forte sachets – Laborest Italia s.r.l. prodotto da Nutrilinea s.r.l.
- Cartijoint FortAnd – lotto 24/18 – Fidia Farmaceutici s.p.a. prodotto da Sigmar Italia s.p.a.
- Liposomal turmeric plus black pepper – lotto 1810224, scadenza 10/21, prodotto da Laboratories Nutrimea con sede e stabilimento di produzione rue des Petits Champs 20, FR 75002, Parigi
- Turmeric 95% Maximum – lotto 18L264, scadenza 10/2021, prodotto da Ekappa Laboratori s.r.l. per conto di Naturando s.r.l.
- Turmeric complex – B.A.I. aromatici per conto di Vitamin shop
- Tumercur – Sanandrea
- Movart – lot M70349 expiring 08/2019 – Scharper SpA, Farmaceutici Procemsa spa Nichelino
- Turmeric Meriva 95% 520mg Piperine 5 mg – Farmacia dr. Ragazzi, Malcontenta
- Curcuma “Buoni di natura” – Terra e Sole
- Curcumin Plus 95% – lotto 18L823 – NI.VA prodotto da Frama
- Curcumin 95% Kline – lotto 18M861 – NI.VA prodotto da Frama
- Curcumin Plus 95% piperine linea@ – lotto 2077-LOT 19B914 – NI.VA prodotto da Frama
- Curcumin Plus 95% piperine linea@ – 18c590 – NI.VA prodotto da 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.
Ministero della Salute – 21 giugno 2019
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