Bausch & Lomb ReNu Recalled - I think I have this infection [View All]

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B&L product yanked in U.S.

Nishad Majmudar
Staff writer

(April 11, 2006) — Bausch & Lomb Inc. said Monday that it would suspend all U.S. shipments of ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution because of a suspected fungal infection.

The suspension of shipments inside the United States comes after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 109 U.S. cases of suspected fusarium keratitis, B&L said.

B&L stock lost more than 9 percent of its value in after-hours trading Monday following the announcement.

The company, headquartered in Rochester, employs 1,500 workers locally. The ReNu solution in question is made in Greenville, S.C.

"The CDC has not determined if these reports represent an increase of ... keratitis infections and is continuing to investigate the association, if any, of these cases with any product," B&L Chief Executive Ronald Zarrella said in a statement.


NMAJMUDA@DemocratandChronicle.com


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