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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey Medical editor

Blackmores subsidiary kept selling pregnancy vitamins despite hundreds of complaints, ex-employee alleges

Pregnant woman's belly
A former employee of FIT-BioCeuticals complained to the Therapeutic Goods Administration that the firm brushed aside concerns about its products, including pregnancy vitamins. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A subsidiary of the supplements company Blackmores left a pregnancy multivitamin on shelves for more than two years despite hundreds of complaints that it was contaminated with mould-like black spots, a former staff member has alleged.

In a complaint to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Peter Ellis alleged FIT-BioCeuticals brushed aside concerns about its products, including pregnancy vitamins and vitamin D drops being used by a children’s hospital, in potential breach of quality regulations.

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