The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be safe and effective.
The tests in question were manufactured by Universal Meditech Inc. , though they were branded under several names and may not include information about UMI on their packaging, the agency said in a news release.
The known distributors are AC&C Distribution LLC; HealthyWiser; Home Health US Inc. and Prestige Biotech Inc. The tests were sold under those brand names. UMI has notified the FDA that it has stopped all operations and is no longer providing support for its tests, the agency added. The FDA could not confirm the performance of the company's tests, which were sold online by at least these four distributors. The tests may also have been sold under other brand names by other distributors.Some of the names the tests were sold under include:
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