13/09/2025
⚠️ Safety advisory – Imported Ayurvedic products found to contain dangerous heavy metals ⚠️
We continue to receive reports of lead poisoning linked to imported or unregistered Ayurvedic medicines contaminated with heavy metals. Laboratory testing by state health organisations prior to referral to us confirmed the presence of lead, mercury and arsenic in several products.
If high levels of lead are present in products, taking them could result in lead poisoning. Lead poisoning is a serious condition that can cause long-term health effects up to and including organ damage and death. Pregnant women and children are at a great level of risk of lead poisoning.
The products include:
• Haidyanath Sundary Sakhi tablets - lead, arsenic, mercury
• Sharmayu Som Pushpa - lead, arsenic
• Unjiha Pushpadhanva Rasa - lead, arsenic, mercury
• Baidyanath Rajahprawartini Bati - lead, arsenic, mercury
• Acineutra tablets - lead, mercury
• Flexy tablets - lead, mercury.
If you or someone you know has any of the products listed above, do not use them and take them to a pharmacy for safe disposal.
Read more: https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/about-market-actions/product-alert-market-actions/imported-ayurvedic-products-found-contain-dangerous-heavy-metals
