Nature's Way controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
TGA issues infringement notices to PharmaCare over medicine advertising
Fine or penalty
Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration issued PharmaCare Laboratories 13 infringement notices totaling $164,520 over alleged advertising-law breaches involving two listed complementary medicines. The allegations concerned omission of milk products from ingredient warnings; the TGA reported three allergic reactions in children, including two severe anaphylactic reactions requiring medical intervention.
Company response
Remediation — PharmaCare Laboratories
New medicine labels have been implemented, and the web pages for both medicines were revised to include milk products in the ingredient warning.
Source excerpt
It is alleged the advertisements for these medicines were misleading or likely to mislead consumers as they conveyed the false impression, by including an apparently comprehensive ingredient warning list, that the medicine did not contain milk products.
The TGA is aware of three allergic reactions occurring in children with a known milk allergy who consumed Nature's Way Kids Smart Vita Gummies Omega 3 DHA Fish Oil. Two were severe anaphylactic reactions that required medical intervention.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), part of the Department of Health, has issued 13 infringement notices totalling $164,520 to Sydney-based company PharmaCare Laboratories for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act) in relation to the advertising of two listed complementary medicines.