Wellness

[Mindy D]

The recent news about Zantac and losartan containing a contaminat are leaving many wondering about what contaminant. It is NDMA. It’s considered a possible carcinogen by the EPA and FDA and World Health Organization. It can come from many sources. It is not necessarily coming from China in the Zantac case. In the  Valsartan and generic losartans recalls, a Chinese manufacturer, Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd.,     working for the Pharma companies, was implicated.

It can be found in soil, water, food and air and can be unintentionally produced through some chemical reactions. The chemical was used to produce liquid rocket fuel and some lubricants.  It can be a byproduct of the manufacturing of some pesticides, rubber tires and the processing of fish.

This short pdf from the EPA explains what it is and how it gets into the environment and into products that affect us.

 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-03/documents/ffrrofactsheet_contaminant_ndma_january...

This longer PDF from the EPA is a longer technical fact sheet about NDMA. It’s more though and provides a good overview. You do not need to be a chemist or have a science background to understand this paper.

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-03/documents/ffrrofactsheet_contaminant_ndma_january...

[skatting44]

 Thanks for sharing. I did hear abt both of these  the Zantac & other  medications like Zantac were from a pharma in India .