Urgent warning over 'contaminated' cough syrup sold by two major supermarkets
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Drug chiefs have urged the public to be vigilant after four brands of cough syrup sold by supermarkets including Tesco and Asda were recalled due to 'contamination'. The warning came as part of an alert sent out by the British drug safety watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
![[Asda Strong Dry Tickly Cough is another product impacted by the recall]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/15/94351095-14309191-image-a-2_1737473019042.jpg)
It stated brands of cough syrup made by Bells Healthcare were being recalled due to 'foreign material' being detected in some bottles. No further detail on what the contamination is or if it poses any danger to people was included in the alert. Affected products include over-the-counter medications sold by supermarkets Tesco Health Dry Cough Relief and Asda Strong Dry Tickly Cough.
![[All the cough syrups contain the active ingredient dextromethorphan hydrobromide a drug designed to suppresses the cough that comes with illnesses like a cold or the flu. Stock image]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/15/94351101-14309191-image-a-3_1737473112972.jpg)
The two others are Almus Dry Cough Relief and Bells Dual Action Dry Cough. All the products are sold as 200ml bottles. Batches of the products were distributed between September 2022 and November last year meaning these could have been purchased by the public.
![[Two other products included in the recall are Almus Dry Cough Relief (right) and Bells Dual Action Dry Cough (left)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/15/94351587-14309191-image-m-34_1737475126772.jpg)
The MHRA said the recall was on a precautionary basis and was based on a single customer complaint and 'investigation and analysis remains ongoing'. Affected products include a medication sold by Tesco called Tesco Health Dry Cough Relief 200ml. Asda Strong Dry Tickly Cough is another product impacted by the recall.
It went to instruct pharmacists, health professionals and retailers to 'immediately' stop supplying the product to the public. The regulator also warned the public that they should be 'vigilant' for any visible contamination and contact a health professional if they had any concerns.
