Urgent medical recall: Warning of products - irreversible damage and darkening of the skin threaten

A Bavarian company makes an urgent appeal to the public.

The reason: too high a silver content in the silver water and sprays sold

• ÖkoNova Naturkost GmbH sold silver water and sprays with harmful silver content.

• Silver water was recalled in December 2020 because the values ​​were too high.

• There is a risk of considerable damage to health if consumed.

Munich -

ÖkoNova Naturkost GmbH

is going public with an urgent recall.

According to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, the company sold

silver water and nasal spray with too

high a silver content

in

Bavaria and Saxony

.

Affected are the products

Tiroler Silberwasser Colloidal Gold Premium

as well as

pump spray and nasal spray

.

The articles are

recalled

regardless of their best-

before

date

.

Recall: manufacturer appeals to customers

In a communication to the public,

ÖkoNova Naturkost GmbH

urgently

warns

against using the products.

The

health of the customers

is threatened

.

The

silver water, pump and nasal spray

were sold by the company itself, and the health-endangering products were also sold to customers via the Vitasinn Ostbahnhof, Vitasinn Aue Vitalia Life Innsbruck and Vitalia Life branches in Salzburg.

The company called in

December 2020

before

silver water due to high values

back.

As with the current recall, the water at that time endangered the health of customers.

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The manufacturer is now calling on its customers to

return

the potentially dangerous products to the

sales outlets

.

The receipt is not required for the exchange, the purchase price will be refunded to the customer when the products are returned.

For

questions and further information

, the company is available Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 08104 639520.

Recall: Silver overdose can cause serious damage to health

Too high a silver content in products can lead to

serious physical damage

.

Side effects include

irreversible

build-up of

silver

in the body, which can

darken the skin

and

build-up in the eyes

.

Organs such as the

liver, kidneys and spleen

can be damaged by an overdose.

The consequences of this damage are far-reaching:

diseases of the central nervous system

,

dizziness and seizures,

as well as the

loss of the sense of taste

.

(

jf

)