It has come to Kirkman’s attention, that a raw material vendor has supplied Kirkman with stevia that has a higher content of antimony than may be acceptable for our special needs customers.
The problem is limited to only two lots of stevia, which were used in several Kirkman® products. These products affected by the high antimony levels are:
1. Zinc Liquid - - Product # 387/8 and 387/16
2. Super Nu-Thera w/o A and D - - Product # 447/454
3. DMAE 50 mg. Chewable - - Product # 489/90
4. Super Nu-Thera Powder Orange - - Product # 410/454
5. B Complex Powder Pro Support - - Product #399/7
6. TMG w/Folinic and B-12 Powder - - Product #413/4 and 413/8
7. Chewable Vitamin C Tablets - - Product #389/100 and 389/250
8. Trial sizes of the above seven products
You should stop using these products, destroy them and request a credit or replacement from Kirkman®. Please call our customer service department to make this request.
Raw material suppliers or nutraceutical companies are not required to test for antimony levels, so Kirkman® was not aware of this problem until two of our physician customers brought the issue to our attention as a result of their metal testing. We immediately had our laboratory research the issue. They quickly isolated the problem to two specific lots of stevia leaf extract. Kirkman® immediately stopped using the affected stevia and stopped shipping products that tested out at high antimony levels.
So that this situation does not reoccur, we have implemented a new policy that every raw material we use in our products will be tested for antimony.
Kirkman® apologizes for any inconvenience we may have caused because of this issue. We have instituted this voluntary action regarding the suspect products because we feel it’s the right thing to do. Kirkman® will not compromise on the quality standards we have been known for throughout our more than 60 years of business.
Sincerely,
Larry Newman
COO Technical and Regulatory Affairs
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以上由巫华梅于2010年1月10日译自Kirkman如下网页：http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/ 请以原文为准，英文原文如下：
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS: Jan. 7, 2010
Dear Kirkman Customer and Distributor,
It has come to Kirkman’s attention, that a raw material vendor has supplied Kirkman with stevia that has a higher content of antimony than may be acceptable for our special needs customers.
The problem is limited to only two lots of stevia, which were used in several Kirkman□ products. These products affected by the high antimony levels are:
1. Zinc Liquid - - Product # 387/8 and 387/16
2. Super Nu-Thera w/o A and D - - Product # 447/454
3. DMAE 50 mg. Chewable - - Product # 489/90
4. Super Nu-Thera Powder Orange - - Product # 410/454
5. B Complex Powder Pro Support - - Product #399/7
6. TMG w/Folinic and B-12 Powder - - Product #413/4 and 413/8
7. Chewable Vitamin C Tablets - - Product #389/100 and 389/250
8. Trial sizes of the above seven products
You should stop using these products, destroy them and request a credit or replacement from Kirkman□. Please call our customer service department to make this request.
Raw material suppliers or nutraceutical companies are not required to test for antimony levels, so Kirkman□ was not aware of this problem until two of our physician customers brought the issue to our attention as a result of their metal testing. We immediately had our laboratory research the issue. They quickly isolated the problem to two specific lots of stevia leaf extract. Kirkman□ immediately stopped using the affected stevia and stopped shipping products that tested out at high antimony levels.
So that this situation does not reoccur, we have implemented a new policy that every raw material we use in our products will be tested for antimony.
Kirkman□ apologizes for any inconvenience we may have caused because of this issue. We have instituted this voluntary action regarding the suspect products because we feel it’s the right thing to do. Kirkman□ will not compromise on the quality standards we have been known for throughout our more than 60 years of business.