ANMAT bans Qualibest cleaners, Yectafer lots, Hessico drug

Argentina's ANMAT issued three separate bans on Thursday, targeting a cleaning products brand, two lots of an injectable iron, and a drug ordered off the market. The measures, published in the Boletín Oficial, respond to distinct irregularities: lack of sanitary registration, a theft during manufacturing, and a prior regulatory action.

The bans

• Qualibest cleaners: All products under the Qualibest brand—including cleaners, deodorizers, disinfectants, and surface finishers—are prohibited nationwide and on e-commerce platforms until regularized. ANMAT found they were sold without valid sanitary registrations, with no responsible establishment identified. Previous registrations by Quali Química S.R.L. and Química Erpe S.R.L. had been canceled Source: Clarín.
• Yectafer iron: Two lots (1-R0730 and 2-R0730) of Yectafer/Hierro 5% injectable are banned after a theft of 3,597 ampoules during packaging at Dalban Pharma S.A. ANMAT cited unknown storage conditions and safety concerns Source: La Voz.
• Hessico drug: The drug Hessico (hydroxyethyl starch 6%) lot 29116 is banned and must be recalled from the market. The company P. L. Rivero y Cía. S.A. must recover distributed units, following a prior ANMAT disposition canceling authorizations for such products Source: La Voz.

Discrepancies

Sources differ on the number of stolen ampoules: La Voz reports 3,597 units, while Infobae specifies 2,205 ampoules from lot 1-R0730 and 1,392 from lot 2-R0730, totaling 3,597 Source: Infobae. Additionally, Infobae notes ANMAT ordered a sanitary summary against the Hessico company and its technical director, a detail not mentioned by La Voz Source: Infobae.